Her Favorite Elvis Tunes!

About this object

Narrative

This disk is part of a larger collection of objects honouring Maggie Pointe, sister of Shane Pointe and Gina Grant. On February 1, 2003, it was used for a memorial potlatch at Musqueam to honour the life of Maggie Pointe and was then given away, as is the custom, to the UBC Museum of Anthropology. On March 18, 2003 it was featured in the exhibit "To Wash Away the Tears," a collaboration between Shane, Gina, MOA and the students of the Critical Curatorial Studies MA program.

Cultural context

mortuary; music; popular culture

Physical description

An audio compact disc of Elvis Presley music (part a), the printed paper cover (part b), and the plastic disc holder (part c). The white paper cover shows a circle with an image of Elvis Presley and a hibiscus flower on the far right, and on the left is written “Margaret Point Memorial, Feb. 1/03, Her favorite Elvis Tunes!” on blue ground.