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House Post3289/61
Painted house beam. Slice of a tree trunk, covered in plaster on the front, with the bark left on the back. The part that has been plastered is painted with natural pigments. The beam would be read bottom to top. At the bottom is one of the patron saints; the Virgin of Asuncion. In phrases divided by various patterns, such as flowers and llamas, the beam depicts a range of daily activities such as sowing seeds and weaving. The persons represented are named in writing. At the top of this beam is the sun.
- Culture
- Peruvian
- Made in
- Sarhua, Ayacucho, Peru
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
House Post3289/60
Painted house beam. Object is a slice of a tree trunk, covered in white plaster on the front, with the bark left on the back. The part that has been plastered is painted with natural pigments. The beam would be read bottom to top. At the bottom is one of the patron saints; San Juan Bautista. In phrases divided by various patterns, such as flowers and llamas, the beam depicts a range of daily activities such as sowing seeds and weaving. The persons represented are named in writing. At the top of the beam is the sun.
- Culture
- Peruvian
- Made in
- Sarhua, Ayacucho, Peru
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
House Post, Depicts Whale16/8380
BELLA BELLA: A SEASON OF HEILTSUK ART. BLACK, MARTHA, 1997, Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS
- Culture
- Heiltsuk
- Material
- wood
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
House Post, Depicts Bear16/8379
BELLA BELLA: A SEASON OF HEILTSUK ART. BLACK, MARTHA, 1997, Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS
- Culture
- Heiltsuk
- Material
- wood
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
House Post, Carved16.1/1818
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Material
- wood
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
House Post, Carved16.1/1817
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Material
- wood
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
House Post, Carved16.1/1816
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Material
- wood
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
House Post, Carved16.1/1815
CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991 FROM THE LAND OF THE TOTEM POLES. JONAITIS, ALDONA, 1988
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Material
- wood
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
House Post16/7962
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Material
- wood
- Made in
- Neweltee, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
House Post, Winged Figure16/7948
- Culture
- Musqueam
- Material
- wood
- Made in
- Eburne, Near North Mouth, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History