Figure Item Number: A7593 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wood figure of a man in a coat with a flat hat on his head. Has oval eyes with upraised brows above, a bulbous nose, and a slightly downturned mouth. His arms are bent at the elbows so that his hands are resting just above on his thin waist from where the coat flares outward and downward to about the knees. He is wearing shoes which go slightly over the rectangular base.
Narrative
Possilby a Coast Salish figure. Russell Smith suggested the style was similar to objects carved in the Blunden Harbour area, however the figure appears to be more similar in style to Coast Salish figures, e.g., the figures on a 19th C Cowichan plank drum (Chicago Field Museum #85491), an 18th C Squamish figure (British Museum #Am,Van160), and a larger Saanich effigy figure (CMC #VII G 357).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1880
- Collected during 1881
- Owned by William Rowe
- Owned by Margaret Ades before August 17, 1961
- Received from Margaret Ades (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on August 17, 1961
What
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- William Rowe and Margaret Ades
- Received from
- Margaret Ades (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1880
- Collection Date
- during 1881
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 31
- Accession Number
- 0055/0035