Pile Driver Item Number: A4484 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Stone slab with grooves for four fingers and the thumbs.
Narrative
The pile driver is said to have been found in some sand in the Dean River by someone (either Mrs. G. A. Elsey or M. H. McLean?) connected with the Talchako Lodge in Bella Coola in 1959. The object was purchased from Mrs. Elsey for the Museum by H.R. MacMillan.
Iconographic Meaning
Said to have the face of a 'sniniq', a monster with long hair and sharp talons, who walked upright.
Item History
- Made in Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1959
- Owned by M. H. McLean
- Owned by Mrs. G. A. Elsey before May 19, 1959
- Received from Mrs. G. A. Elsey (Seller) on May 19, 1959
What
- Name
- Pile Driver
- Identification Number
- A4484
- Type of Item
- pile driver
- Material
- stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground
- Overall
- height 7.3 cm, width 21.4 cm, depth 36.6 cm, weight 10.5 kg
Who
- Culture
- Nuxalk
- Previous Owner
- M. H. McLean and Mrs. G. A. Elsey
- Received from
- Mrs. G. A. Elsey (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1959
- Ownership Date
- before May 19, 1959
- Acquisition Date
- on May 19, 1959
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 11
- Accession Number
- 2096/0001