Ball Item Number: N2.731 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red, white, purple, green, blue, and gold threads wound around a sphere to form geometric designs of two six-pointed stars at either sides.
History Of Use
Would be taken by a bride to her new home for good luck - called a diamond ball.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Association of Trade Promotion Organizations of Prefectural Governments before November 1957
- Received from Association of Trade Promotion Organizations of Prefectural Governments (Donor) during November 1957
What
- Name
- Ball
- Identification Number
- N2.731
- Type of Item
- ball
- Material
- silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- wound and tied
- Overall
- height 12.0 cm, diameter 12.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Association of Trade Promotion Organizations of Prefectural Governments
- Received from
- Association of Trade Promotion Organizations of Prefectural Governments (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1957
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1847/0051