Painted chief carving

Submitted by michelle on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 08:52

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Start Date:

ca. 1942

End Date:

ca. 1948

Date Range:

[ca. 1942-1948]

Physical Description:

0.4 cm of object. - 1 figure : col. ; 3.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 cm

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rec_shelfloc:

2011-005-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Artifact collection, small artifact series

Container Number:

001

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General Description:

A small handcrafted wooden chief figure.

Colour:

brown, grey, black, blue, red, yellow, green, orange

Date Reported:

Tue, 03/27/2012 - 00:00

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.0.5; 2011-5_001_033

Style or Pattern:

lines, curves

Process:

machine cut, hand carved, hand painted

Marks:

"Tommy W."

Conservation Notes:

Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - Front center left - white tone - 2 spots - fibrous structure - 0.1cm - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Maker's mark - Back center - graphite from pencil - handwritten - due to construction process; Fig.3 - Imprint - Back - vertical from top to bottom - rectangular depressions

Object Type:

Figure

Object Classification:

Recreation Objects; Toy

GMD:

object

Description Level:

File

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