Stencil Item Number: 2694/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Part of a set of 5 stencils that overall represents a diving whale. This stencil appears to be unused ad includes unfinished elements of the final design. The design is comprised of a combination of cutout and drawn elements. The mouth of the whale is visible as is one half of its eye and the top of its head. The dorsal fin is also visible but is upside down on the page and is not detailed.
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
- 2694/5
- Type of Item
- stencil
- Overall
- height 61.0 cm, width 79.5 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
- 2694/0005