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Bentwood Chest Panel3156/1 a-c

Set of three detached bentwood chest panels. Front and back panels have stylized imagery painted in black and red across entire surface. Cross-hatching can be seen in several areas. Several large stitches of cedar root can be seen along the right side of one panel. The shorter side panel shows four faint painted lines in a rust-red colour, running from bottom left corner upwards toward opposite side's midpoint. Faint suggestions of other lines above. On right edge are cracks where wood has been bent, and an undercut on the backside of the old bend. All three pieces have hanging hardware on the back.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
cedar wood, paint and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/12

Ink drawing on paper. The outline of a large bird occupies the page, its head toward the bottom, three large tail feathers at top, drawn with orange ink and shaded in a light green on its talons, beak and head. Inside the form are brief notes in a numbered mapping format, written in black ink. Text at bottom states, “Raven’s Call transition & overview map Oct 9, 2008”. Erased pencil marks and notes can be seen across the sheet.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/11

Pencil drawing and watercolour painting on paper. One side of the paper is filled by a drawn scene in pencil, showing in the lower half the outlines of a town with houses and chimneys. To the left is a totem pole filled with multiple detailed animal forms. In the top right quarter of the sheet are birds and fish in a variety of poses, facial features prominent. On the back of the page are large areas of watercolour paint in no particular design, in purple, blue-green, and grey.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/10

Drawing in pencil on paper. Image is a formline drawing of an animal, with large eye at top left, tail at top right, and three visible legs beneath a wide body. Eraser marks can be seen around the image. On back side of paper are lines, likely from a larger drawing that was cut down.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/9

Drawing in pencil on paper. Paper is a long rectangle, featuring a drawing in clean simple lines of two train cars. The first is the engine, with ladder reaching toward ground. The second is a passenger car with four windows. Light sketches of a third car can be seen behind, as can eraser marks around the engine. A hand printed note to the far right says “aint using caboses anymore!” The other side of the paper has several dark pencil lines and many eraser marks.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/8

Drawing in pencil and pencil crayon on paper. At centre sits a group of stylized men, crouched, torsos merging together. Each wears a tall hat. Their features are animated. This image has been roughly sketched and shaded in pencil, and drawn over more clearly in blue pencil crayon.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/7

Drawing in pencil on paper. Large central image is of a group of three figures, each wearing a tall hat with a flared rim. The left-most figure is in outline only, while the centre is more developed with facial features, fingers and toes. The third is face and hat only. Below and to the right is a large face in profile, while above is a similar face but much smaller. Along the right edge of the page are scribbles and dots in a light coloured ink.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/6

Drawing in pencil on paper. One side of the page shows the outline of three houses in the distance, each with a window and tall chimneys. In the foreground is a similar house, drawn larger. To the left of these are the outlines of totem poles, the leftmost with details of a large bird at bottom. On the other side of the paper is a line drawing of a passenger train car, concentrating on the windows and metal studs. At the top of the page is a diagram in four parts centring in on one of the train windows. Below is printed “zooming as train rolls by frame”.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/5

Drawing in pencil on paper. Four birds are sketched in formline style on the paper, two in flight, one standing, and one ‘speaking,’ with the word “hark?” inside a speech bubble. Light eraser marks can be seen around the images. The words ‘Yelth’ and ‘Raven’s Call’ are printed near the centre of the page.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/4

Drawing in pencil and ink on paper. Image is a pencil sketch, partially erased and covered with ink, of a totem pole that curves diagonally across the page, drawn in clean simple lines. The artist has written the name of each creature below it: Kun/Whale, Tsinn/Beaver, Gaalo/Cormorant, owl, Raven. Two boys in hats run across the page beneath it, one in ink who shouts at the retreating back of other, drawn in pencil.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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