Box Item Number: Aa111 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Entire tortoise shell (part a) is used. Bottom shell is glued to the top shell making a container with a narrow opening where the head would have been. A white ostrich egg bead belt, thirteen beads wide, covers the top. Six strands of beads protrude over the opening. Belt (part b) is sewn to a piece of hide and is attached to the underside of the shell by being drawn through two drilled holes.
History Of Use
According to collector: used to hold a mixture used as insect repellant; used by women and applied for relief from sand fleas at certain times of the year. Often worn around the neck. Called sa (tsa); mixture of six or seven sweet smelling herbs and grasses in powder form.
Item History
- Made in 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
- Box
- Identification Number
- Aa111 a-b
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- tortoise shell, ostrich egg, skin, sinew and acacia gum adhesive
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground, glued, strung and sewn
- Part A
- height 5.3 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm
- Part B
- height 1.5 cm, width 16.2 cm, depth 8.0 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
- Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 100
- Accession Number
- 0287/0086