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Artist : |
Elliott, Charles W.
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Title : |
Sul-Sultan (spindle Whorl)
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Execution Date : |
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Geographical Origin : |
Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Tsartlip,
Saanich,
Coast Salish
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
Wood
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Support / Technique : |
Carved; Painted
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Object Type : |
Coast Salish Wooden Spindle Whorl With Iconographic Pro
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Visual Description :
Circular; wooden spindle whorl with carved images and coast salish iconographic program. Central image is a man/human figure and is flanked by by various animals (wolf or bear?), with unknown figure at bottom center.
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Accession # : |
U998.25.1
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Height (cm) : |
0.00
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Width (cm) : |
0.00
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Depth (cm) : |
0.00
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Mandatory Credit :
This piece (along with u998.25.2) was commissioned to acknowledge the relationship of the coast salish people with the land (thuleescha) on which the uvic law school sits. These pieces were dedicated at the law faculty in 1996
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