Carving of man's face

Submitted by michelle on Thu, 06/07/2012 - 09:45

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Start Date:

ca. 1942

End Date:

ca. 1948

Date Range:

[ca. 1942-1948]

Physical Description:

2 cm of object. - 1 figure : col. ; 7 x 2 x 10.1 cm

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rec_shelfloc:

2011-005-002

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Artifact collection, small artifact series

Container Number:

002

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General Description:

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

Colour:

light brown, yellow, black, white, red, peach

Date Reported:

Wed, 05/23/2012 - 00:00

Custodial History:

Previously known as 2011.01.31.10

Style or Pattern:

lines, triangles, circles, text

Process:

hand carved, hand painted

Marks:

"J.L" (back)

Conservation Notes:

Fig.1 - Maker's mark - Back center - 2.8 x 1.4 cm - carved - due to construction processes; Fig.2 - Foreign matter - Back bottom - black tone - various linear marks - upward diagonal direction - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.3 - Ink - Back center - blue tone - across - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Foreign Matter - Bottom - spotting - brown tone - various locations - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.5 - Loss - Front bottom - paint wear and chip - stained wood - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.6 - Foreign Matter - Front top left - orange tone - concentrated - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.7 - Foreign Matter - Front left - yellow tone - smear - 3x0.5cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use

Object Type:

Figure

Object Classification:

Recreation Objects; Toy

GMD:

object

Description Level:

File

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