Figure Item Number: 2738/44 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Head and torso of a female with bare breasts, carved from a single piece of wood. Figure wears a pounded bark skirt with brown and beige diamond patterning attached around her waist with a metal floral clasp. A strand of seed beads is wound around her upper torso and yellow green feathers are stuck with wax to her ears and around her neck and head.
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
- 2738/44
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- wood, feather, bark fibre, seed, cotton fibre and wax
- Overall
- height 37.5 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 13.0 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
- 2738/0044