Stencil Item Number: 2694/4 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Part of a set of 5 stencils that overall represents a diving whale. This stencil depicts large whale head (part a) and a smaller element that is not past of the final design (part b). The stencil has a combination of cutout, and drawn areas. The only part that has been used as a stencil is the right part of the whale's eye, corresponding with the blanked out area in another stencil (2694/2 a-b). Both sides have been used.
Narrative
2694/1-5 were stencils used by Reid to paint Haida designs on a linen bedspread he and his wife Martine made for their bed when they were married. The bedspread was shown in a photograph in an article titled "At Home With Bill Reid" in Western Living magazine in 1986.
Item History
- Made by Bill Reid (Maker) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada before 1986
- Collected by Bill McLennan during 1986
- Owned by Museum of Anthropology before May 16, 2007
- Received from Museum of Anthropology (Transferring institution) on May 16, 2007
What
- Name
- Stencil
- Identification Number
- 2694/4 a-b
- Type of Item
- stencil
- Part A
- height 61.0 cm, width 65.0 cm
- Part B
- height 37.8 cm, width 31.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Bill Reid (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Bill McLennan
- Previous Owner
- Museum of Anthropology
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1986
- Collection Date
- during 1986
- Ownership Date
- before May 16, 2007
- Acquisition Date
- on May 16, 2007
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2694/0004 a-b