Brown wooden bunny

Object Type: 
Colour: 

A small wooden figurine carved in the shape of a bunny.

Date Reported: 
Wed, 05/23/2012 - 00:00
Object Classification: 
GMD: 
Historical Context: 

A6.MIN: Focusing on the 1940s with emphasis on Principals Canon B. Minchin, 1942 to 1948, and Reverend D.C. Wickendon, 1948 to ?

The A6.MIN.0 collection included toys carved by students from the Shingwauk Indian Residential School.

Custodial History: 
Previously known as A6.MIN.0.4
Start Date: 
1942
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1948
Style or Pattern: 
circles, rectangles, triangles
Process: 
machine cut, hand carved, hand painted
Date Range: 
1942-1948
Image: 
Physical Description: 

3.2 cm of object. - 1 animal : col. ; 3.2 x 7.7 x 10.2 cm

Conservation Notes: 

Fig.1 - Wear - Back top edge - paint loss running from tip along edges - both ears - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Transfer - Front center - graphite from pencil - 2.3 x 0.7 cm

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-005-002
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Options: 

assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box

Materials required: 

acid0free tissue; archival box

Container Number: 
002
Conclusions: 
Option completed
Storage Method: 
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage