Figure Item Number: 2748/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carving of female figure in porous dark stone with flat base and roughly hewn back. Figure has squared head with shoulder-length hair and her arms are cinched into her sides by a wide rope(?) wound around her body below the breasts. She wears a head band and a V-shaped skirt.
Item History
- Made between 1 and 1500
- Owned by Maria von Tiesenhausen before June 23, 2009
- Received from Maria von Tiesenhausen (Donor) on June 23, 2009
What
Who
- Culture
- Meso-American
- Previous Owner
- Maria von Tiesenhausen
- Received from
- Maria von Tiesenhausen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Central America” ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1 and 1500
- Ownership Date
- before June 23, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on June 23, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2748/0007