Ornament Item Number: Aa153 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular band of brown rawhide wrapped with sinew and strung with copper beads.
History Of Use
Worn by women, usually on the forehead hanging from a tuft of hair.
Cultural Context
Women's ornament.
Item History
- Made in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Collected between 1967 and 1975
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- Aa153
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- rawhide skin, sinew and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, cast and wrapped
- Overall
- height 0.8 cm, diameter 3.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 100
- Accession Number
- 0287/0128