Ornament Item Number: Sf697 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A triangular shaped yellow sheet metal plume with one curved edge. The curved edge has a border of embossed circles. The apex of the triangle is shaped into a rising flange and has two slit-like holes.
History Of Use
A very similar object is cited in Tushingham et al (pl. 8). It is shown as a plume on a frias headdress but the association is suspect. The style appears to be later than Frias and is probably associated with Chimu and Lambayeque Style headdresses.
Narrative
Chimu or Lambayeque style, Late Intermediate Period; 900-1476 C.E.
Item History
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- Sf697
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- silver metal ?, copper metal and gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered, embossed, depletion gilded and cut
- Overall
- height 9.7 cm, width 13.7 cm, depth 0.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 900 and 1476
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0711/0199