Coast Indian Suite Item Number: 2980/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Panel 8 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of a Tlingit wolf forehead mask. A large wolf head sits in side view at the midpoint of the drawing. It has a long snout, and open mouth showing many long thin teeth. A large eye is topped by a heavy brow. The forehead and sides of face are decorated with light, rectangular panels. Black hair falls from the forehead and can be seen beneath the bottom of the mask. The far left of the drawing shows the edge of the Kwakwaka’wakw family crest mask from 2980/7. It has a crosshatching motif at centre surrounded by a thick, dark pink line, a green pattern above and two small yellow dots below. The background of the drawing is a mass of foliage and underbrush in monochromatic grey. Covered with plexi frame.
Narrative
Image publication © Courtesy of Simon Fraser University Galleries, Burnaby, British Columbia.
Item History
- Made by Jack Shadbolt (Maker) in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ? during 1976
- Owned by Arne Mathisen before 1998
- Owned by Bertha Margaret Mathisen before November 8, 2012
- Received from Bertha Margaret Mathisen (Donor) on November 8, 2012
What
- Name
- Coast Indian Suite
- Identification Number
- 2980/8
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Frame
- height 154.0 cm, width 103.0 cm, depth 5.6 cm
- Image
- height 152.5 cm, width 101.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Canadian
- Creator
- Jack Shadbolt (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Arne Mathisen and Bertha Margaret Mathisen
- Received from
- Bertha Margaret Mathisen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before 1998 and before November 8, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on November 8, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2980/0008