IDNO

P.8559.ACH1

Description

On Catalogue Card: “Coast Salish coffin, nr. Vancouver, B.C.”

View of a xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) grave marker consisting of carvings of sillhqey, a two-headed snake on the pedestal, and on the front panel, in high relief, are four animals identified as sxwamatsan, fishers.
Artist unknown.
The grave box is now in the care of Canadian Museum of History, reference ID VII-G-359. [JD 15/05/2025]

Place

N America; Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver

Cultural Affliation

Northwest Coast Indian; Salishan; Coast Salish; Musqueam; xʷməθkʷəy̓əm

Named Person

Photographer

Smith, Harlan I

Collector / Expedition

Date

Collection Name

Mounted Haddon Collection

Source

Canadian Museum of Civilization [National Museum of Canada]?Jenness, Diamond

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Related image: Same image in the care of Canadian Museum of History, reference IMG2015-0019, with the following information: "STÈLE FUNÉRAIRE SCULPTÉE, MUSQUEAM, COLOMBIE-BRITANIQUE = CARVED GRAVE MARKER, MUSQUEAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Name: Smith, Harlan I., 1872-1940
[source: https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/archive/3357215, JD 15/05/2025]