Ball Item Number: N2.732 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Threads in blue, purple, red, yellow, and white are wound around a sphere to form geometric designs.
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
- N2.732
- Type of Item
- ball
- Material
- silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- wound and tied
- Overall
- height 8.5 cm, diameter 8.5 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
- 1847/0052