Eagle Figure Item Number: A8068 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wooden figure in the shape of an eagle with spread wings. The wood grain creates a pattern of horizontal lines on the wings, which is visible through the yellow paint which covers them. The head of the bird is also painted yellow with red and black detailing. The body of the eagle is painted black and there is a carved groove to outline the legs.
Narrative
Carved by artist for Edith Bevan Cross in 1928.
Cultural Context
contemporary art
Iconographic Meaning
The bird represented is an eagle. Hillary Stewart notes that on the Northwest Coast the eagle is "a symbol of power and prestige...Many myths and legends surround the Eagle; eagle down, a symbol of peace and friendship, was, and still is, sprinkled before guests in welcome dances and on other ceremonial occasions (1979:54)."
Item History
- Made by Peter Pierre (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1928
- Collected in Clemclemaluts, British Columbia, Canada between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
- Creator
- Peter Pierre (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Clemclemaluts, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1928
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 6
- Accession Number
- 0081/0035