Wooden gun carving

Submitted by michelle on Thu, 06/07/2012 - 12:52

Description

Start Date:

1942

End Date:

1948

Date Range:

[ca. 1942-1948]

Physical Description:

3.6 cm of object. - 1 gun : col, ; 3.6 x 21.2 x 9.5 cm

Physical Location

rec_shelfloc:

2011-005-004

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Artifact collection, small artifact series

Container Number:

004

Conservation

General Description:

A wooden gun.

Colour:

light brown, silver, dark brown

Date Reported:

Thu, 05/24/2012 - 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.0.7

Style or Pattern:

curves, lines, circles

Process:

machine cut, hand carved, constructed

Conservation Notes:

Fig.1 - Corrosion - Left center - passive - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.2 - Corrosion - Left back - passive - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.3 - Corrosion - Left back - 2 nails - passive - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Corrosion - Right center - passive - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.5 - Corrosion - Right back - passive - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.6 - Corrosion - Right back - passive - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.7 - Transfer - Right center - graphite - due to construction process and handling; Fig.8 - Mold - back center - spotting - nuclei present - dry - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use

Object Type:

Gun

Object Classification:

Recreation Objects; Toy

GMD:

object

Description Level:

File

Conservation-Treatment

Options:

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

Materials required: