Drawing

MOA: University of British Columbia

3193/11

Pencil drawing and watercolour painting on paper. One side of the paper is filled by a drawn scene in pencil, showing in the lower half the outlines of a town with houses and chimneys. To the left is a totem pole filled with multiple detailed animal forms. In the top right quarter of the sheet are birds and fish in a variety of poses, facial features prominent. On the back of the page are large areas of watercolour paint in no particular design, in purple, blue-green, and grey.


  • Type of Item drawing
  • Culture Haida
  • Measurements height 76.7 cm, width 56.3 cm (overall)

  • Creator Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
  • Previous Owner Gary R. Bell
  • Received from Gary R. Bell

  • Made in British Columbia

  • Ownership Date before August 15, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on August 15, 2016

  • Item Classes works on paper
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3193/0011