Raven Item Number: Nb7.274 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Raven has a profile head facing to the right side and a frontal body with the wings and the feet extended to the sides. Head has a large ear that has a rectangular top and an upside down red split u at the base. Black circle in circle eye is outlined by a tapering oval surrounded by an ovoid that is thick at the top and joins the lip band at the base. Open beak has a red u form design joining the to lip band. Thin pointed red tongue has two equidistant downward pointing extensions. Body has a sideways double u form at thee neck. Circular body contains a profile bird. Below this, there is an ovoid with three downward pointing feathers for the tail. U-shaped legs have claw feet. Abstract design in the ovoid at the top of the two-feathered wings that have red u forms and a black split u. Beneath claw on the right side, there is printed the artist's signature. Pemcil inscription across the bottom reads '"RAVEN" PJanze 124/200 July 76'. On the back, in the upper corner on the left side, a pencil inscription reads '20.00'. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, brown paper piece.

Cultural Context

contemporary art

Item History

What

Name
Raven
Identification Number
Nb7.274
Type of Item
print
Manufacturing Technique
silkscreened and printed
Overall
height 29.3 cm, width 35.2 cm, depth 0.1 cm

Who

Culture
Gitxsan
Creator
Philip Janze (Maker)
Previous Owner
Bent-Box Gallery Ltd.
Received from
Bent-Box Gallery Ltd. (Seller) and McLean Foundation (Funding source)

Where

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

When

Creation Date
during July 1979
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
0624/0003