Box Drum Item Number: A17091 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Box drum composed of bent cedar and painted in black, red and white with a copper on each opposite side and an eagle on each opposite end. An indented circle is carved into each end wall on the inside of the drum.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Narrative
Purchased by Mr. Edward Miller in 1920 from an old traditional house in Duncan. The house, now gone, was reportedly decorated with northern motifs modified by a Salish painter. The previous owner said that the box was more than 150 years old at that time.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1920
- Collected by Della Kew in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Edward Miller before September 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Edward Miller (Seller) during September 1972
What
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
- Field Collector
- Della Kew
- Previous Owner
- Edward Miller
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Edward Miller (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1920
- Ownership Date
- before September 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during September 1972
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 7
- Accession Number
- 0216/0001