Container Item Number: Sf906 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round gourd with set-in lid with a zigzag edge. The design at centre has 3 birds and foliage, a ring with 7 flowers, a leaf pattern with 11 points. The lid has a metal ring for a handle. The bowl has a design at the top of four circular lines with 10 flowers in between. The main body of the gourd has a carved scene of a village with houses, men and women dancing and playing musical instruments. There are figures of men, women and children with llamas and birds. The design on the bottom has zigzags with 10 points and lines extending to the centre.
Item History
- Made in Peru
- Owned by Coolie Verner before December 24, 1979
- Received from Coolie Verner (Donor) on December 24, 1979
What
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- Sf906 a-b
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- ink, metal and gourd fruit
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 13.5 cm, diameter 19.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Peruvian
- Previous Owner
- Coolie Verner
- Received from
- Coolie Verner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 24, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 24, 1979
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 89
- Accession Number
- 0581/0014 a-b