Drumstick Item Number: 3376/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Drumstick(?). Wooden carved stick with a rounded face at one end. The face tapers to a rounded nose, and has a notch between the brows. Behind the head is a scooped out area, like the bowl of a spoon. The face has round black eyes, two large nostrils, and a wide open red mouth. There is also a section of red and then black down the curved portion of the handle, which is flat and angular on the opposite side. There is a fine line etched around the base of the handle, and halfway around the knot in the wood.
History Of Use
The purpose of the object is uncertain; said by a previous owner to be a drumstick.
Narrative
Said to have been bought at an auction in Victoria in the 1970s; gifted to the donor in the 1990s.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Myrna McTaggart before July 31, 2019
- Received from Myrna McTaggart (Donor) on July 31, 2019
What
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- Myrna McTaggart
- Received from
- Myrna McTaggart (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 31, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on July 31, 2019
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3376/0004