Box Item Number: 3258/7 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silver box with lid. Top of lid (part b) is densely carved in a killer whale design in silver on an oxidized black background. Large head is placed at bottom left corner, mouth open, tongue emerging. Body runs along top edge, where a human figure clings, its head at top left, hand on whale’s back in front of dorsal fin, legs stretched along whale’s body with foot resting on top right side of lid. Whale’s tail curves down to the lower right corner, where decorated flukes point toward centre. Whale flipper sits at bottom centre. Box (part a) is undecorated.
Narrative
Item number 70 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).
Item History
- Made by Bill Reid (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1958
- Owned by Margaret Hess before August 15, 2017
- Received from Margaret Hess (Donor) on August 15, 2017
What
- Name
- Box
- Identification Number
- 3258/7 a-b
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- silver metal
- Part A
- height 3.2 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 8.2 cm
- Part B
- height 1.0 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 8.2 cm
- Overall
- height 4.3 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 8.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Bill Reid (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
- during 1958
- Ownership Date
- before August 15, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on August 15, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3258/0007 a-b