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Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3259/22

Carved cedar bear figure in an upright seated position. Bear is mostly black with dark reddish-brown and natural wood details. The bear has a long snout with two large circular red nostrils, and lower teeth bared. There are two large squared-off ears on top of the head, and two large black brows. The left paw is open with pad facing front, while the right paw is closed. A small frog is carved, facing upward, on the stomach. Base is flat, raw wood.

  • Narrative

    The donor acquired the bear from The Quest Gallery (Bessie FitzGerald) in Victoria, in 1959.

  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
  • Material cedar wood, paint
  • Measurements height 61.5 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 23.5 cm (overall)
  • Creator Doug Cranmer
  • Previous Owner Margaret Hess
  • Received from Margaret Hess
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date before 1959
  • Collection Date during 1959
  • Ownership Date before September 28, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on September 28, 2017
  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3259/0022

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