Figure Item Number: B728 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Standing figure of a man wearing a loin cloth. Black hair protrudes backwards from head. Red and black details around waist, head, and ears. Extended ears (ear spools?).
Narrative
Originally registered (1968) as possibly a Punjabi figure from India, however this appears to have been a mistaken guess. The donor didn't know where it was from and said "she had acquired it from a child who found it in the ocean". Based on its strong similarity to a Micronesian figure known to have been collected from Kuttu Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, the attribution for this figure has now been changed to Micronesian (2013).
Item History
- Made in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia ?
- Owned by Mrs. R. A. Harwood before July 2, 1968
- Received from Mrs. R. A. Harwood (Donor) on July 2, 1968
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- B728
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- breadfruit wood ? and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 42.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Micronesian
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. R. A. Harwood
- Received from
- Mrs. R. A. Harwood (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 2, 1968
- Acquisition Date
- on July 2, 1968
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 56
- Accession Number
- 0150/0001