Blackfish Item Number: Nb7.284 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Profile arched blackfish with the head on the left side. Has red designs on the snout and the cheek. An open black mouth with upper and lower teeth and a red tongue. Reclining female figure in the centre of the fish has a frontal head with a lower lip labret and a profile body containing an embryo. Base of the dorsal fin has an ovoid with a frontal human face wearing a segmented high crowned hat and a four fingered hand at the top of the fin. At the base of the pectoral fin, there is a diagonal ovoid with a frontal face. At the base of the tail fin, there is an ovoid with a frontal human face. Black and red designs on the lower portion of the body. Artist's initials are below the tail fin on ther right. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '45/195 22/2/78 BLACKFISH Roy Henry Vickers'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, light brown paper piece.

Cultural Context

contemporary art

Item History

What

Name
Blackfish
Identification Number
Nb7.284
Type of Item
print
Manufacturing Technique
silkscreened and printed
Overall
height 76.3 cm, width 55.8 cm
Image
height 55.9 cm, width 38.1 cm

Who

Culture
Tsimshian
Creator
Roy Henry Vickers (Maker)
Previous Owner
Museum of Anthropology Shop
Received from
Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop (Seller)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada

When

Creation Date
during February 1978
Collection Date
during 1980
Ownership Date
before April 18, 1980
Acquisition Date
on April 18, 1980

Other

Item Classes
works on paper
Condition
good
Accession Number
0623/0003