Coast Indian Suite Item Number: 2980/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Panel 10 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of one side of a Kwakwaka'wakw transformation mask. The image shows the left side of the mask that continues in panel 11. Rounded, connected triangular panels forming a flat circle and decorated with monochromatic formline motifs. On top of these is a yellow panel with a black and white face, part of the inner structure of the mask. The left side of the drawing contains the carved end of the halibut hook seen in panel 9, as well as an extension of that drawing’s tree branch. The monochromatic background shows foliage and a river bed.
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
- 2980/10
- 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
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2980/0010