Figure Item Number: 3259/22 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved cedar bear figure in an upright seated position. Bear is mostly black with dark reddish-brown and natural wood details. The bear has a long snout with two large circular red nostrils, and lower teeth bared. There are two large squared-off ears on top of the head, and two large black brows. The left paw is open with pad facing front, while the right paw is closed. A small frog is carved, facing upward, on the stomach. Base is flat, raw wood.
Narrative
The donor acquired the bear from The Quest Gallery (Bessie FitzGerald) in Victoria, in 1959.
Item History
- Made by Doug Cranmer (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1959
- Collected during 1959
- Owned by Margaret Hess before September 28, 2017
- Received from Margaret Hess (Donor) on September 28, 2017
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3259/22
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- cedar wood and paint
- Overall
- height 61.5 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 23.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Doug Cranmer (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Hess
- Received from
- Margaret Hess (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1959
- Collection Date
- during 1959
- Ownership Date
- before September 28, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on September 28, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3259/0022