Dance Screen Item Number: A7233 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large brown, loosely woven dance screen with painted designs. The screen is made from pieces of fabric sewn together, creating vertical seams. Across the top is a painting of a sisiutl in black, red, and green. Below and against each side, are totem poles, facing one another. The poles have a red raven on top and a green bear-raven transformation ? on the bottom. The top edge of the screen is doubled over, to be hung from a wooden rod. The bottom edge has a twisted fringe.
Cultural Context
Ceremonial screen used with dancing.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Dance Screen
- Identification Number
- A7233
- Type of Item
- screen
- Material
- hemp fibre ? and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- painted
- Overall
- height 4.4 m, width 2.6 m
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1960/0509