Pendant Item Number: 3522/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brass leopard tooth pendant with a hole drilled through the top. White cotton knotted string loop runs through the hole.
History Of Use
Meant to be a pendant for a Dan necklace. (The cotton loop is likely not original, probably had a plant fibre cord?)
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Item History
- Made in Liberia
- Collected between 1965 and 1968
- Owned by Donald White before August 27, 2021
- Received from Donald White (Donor) on August 27, 2021
What
- Name
- Pendant
- Identification Number
- 3522/7
- Type of Item
- pendant
- Material
- brass metal and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 1.3 cm, depth 2.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dan
- Previous Owner
- Donald White
- Received from
- Donald White (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Liberia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1965 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before August 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on August 27, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3522/0007