Figure Item Number: 2738/45 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Figure of a hunter, carved from one piece of balsa wood stained brown, on a round base. He carries a woven grass bag (part b) over one shoulder, a bamboo quiver full of sticks (c) and wears a woven grass headband decorated with a few yellow and green feathers (d).
Cultural Context
Hunter (2738/45) and hunter's wife (2738/44) made for the tourist trade.
Item History
- Made in Ecuador
- Owned by Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio before May 1, 2009
- Received from Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor) on May 1, 2009
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 2738/45 a-d
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- balsa wood, paint, bamboo grass, feather, seed and grass fibre
- Overall
- height 62.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 12.0 cm
- Part A
- height 52.5 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 12.0 cm
- Part B
- height 29.0 cm, width 16.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
- Part C
- height 23.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Canelos Quichua
- Previous Owner
- Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio
- Received from
- Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 1, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on May 1, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2738/0045 a-d