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Item number DC5.3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Painted replica of a Tsimshian house screen board in MOA's collection.
Narrative
Painted by Lyle Wilson in 1989 (museum commission), based on the design found on a Tsimshian house board dated c. 1800-1840. This board replicates a small portion of a large painted house screen that, in the mid-1800s, fronted a lineage house at Lax Kw’alaams, a Tsimshian village on the northern BC coast. Decades after the house boards entered the museum collection, it was discovered that light raked across the surface of the boards, combined with high-contrast photography, revealed an elegant painting at least two hundred years old. This painting is one of several contemporary reproductions based on the old house screen boards.
Item History
- Made by Lyle Wilson (Maker) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during 1989
- Owned by Museum of Anthropology before 1989
- Received from Museum of Anthropology (Funding source) during 1992
What
- Name
- Board
- Identification Number
- DC5.3
- Type of Item
- board
- Overall
- height 451.0 cm, width 74.0 cm, depth 2.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- Creator
- Lyle Wilson (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Museum of Anthropology
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1989
- Ownership Date
- before 1989
- Acquisition Date
- during 1992
Other
- Condition
- good
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