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Metadata
Title |
Reid and Cranmer carving 'waasgu (Wasgo), UBC Haida House Project |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Catalog Number |
2014.3.1.3 |
Creator |
Takao Tanabe |
Date |
1961 |
Scope & Content |
Photograph depicts Bill Reid (left) and Doug Cranmer (right) in the process of carving a Wasgo (Sea Wolf). Reid is on top of the sculpture, while Cranmer straddles a beam beside it. They are working outside surrounded by trees and wood chips. On the verso, bottom left corner: 3/4 Haida house project, UBC carving shed 1961 On the verso, bottom right corner: Takao Tanabe 1961-2009 For other photographs of this sculpture, see photographs 1 and 2 in this series. The Wasgo sculpture was commissioned by the University of British Columbia for display in Totem Park. Reid and Cranmer completed the sculpture in 1961. The sculpture was relocated to the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) in 1978 and can be viewed there today. For more information see the MOA online collection, object number A50029. |
Level of description |
Item |
Collection |
Takao Tanabe Collection |
Parent Catalog Number |
2014.3.1 |
Ownership |
Bill Reid Foundation |
People |
Cranmer, Doug Reid, Bill Tanabe, Takao |
Subjects |
Carving Sculptors Sculpture |
Search Terms |
Haida House Project Totem Park UBC carving shed |