Skull Representation
Item number A4166 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Three figures, each in the shape of a skull. Each has a cedar bark fringe at the forehead and is painted white with only the top part of the jaw. Either side of the top part of the jaw is a hole: part b has off-white string threaded through both holes, and part c has the remains of a length of off-white string attached to its right side.
History Of Use
Attached to a blanket, worn either by Hamats!a or ghost dancer, lalolhalalh.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1952
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Chief Harry Mountain before November 17, 1952
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Chief Harry Mountain (Seller) on November 17, 1952
What
- Name
- Skull Representation
- Identification Number
- A4166 a-c
- Type of Item
- representation
- Material
- wood and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Part B
- height 19.5 cm, width 15.2 cm, depth 8.0 cm
- Part C
- height 18.5 cm, width 15.2 cm, depth 7.3 cm
- Part A
- height 18.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 7.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Chief Harry Mountain
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Chief Harry Mountain (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1952
- Ownership Date
- before November 17, 1952
- Acquisition Date
- on November 17, 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 35
- Accession Number
- 2006/0013 a-c
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