Ornament Item Number: K2.318 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ornament made from a piece of metal bent into a c shape with four rounded bands and two rows of semicircles at the ends as well as at the centre of the ornament.
History Of Use
To mark a person as a slave.
Specific Techniques
Cire-perdue method of casting.
Item History
- Made in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
- Collected by Deborah Taylor in Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Deborah Taylor before 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Deborah Taylor (Seller) during 1972
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- K2.318
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Overall
- height 5.2 cm, diameter 7.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Akan
- Field Collector
- Deborah Taylor
- Previous Owner
- Deborah Taylor
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Deborah Taylor (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
- Collected in
- Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0200/0026