Button Item Number: 1060/18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two large, dome shaped buttons attached to a long braided piece of brown skin. The outer, rounded surfaces of the buttons are decorated with a light brown, woven, geometric pattern; the outer edge has a border of woven stripes alternating black and light brown. The undersides are painted with a black and red floral design; alternating with each petal is a red diamond. Object is tied in a knot.
Narrative
The documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum says this was collected by Mrs. K. Widdowson and acquired in 1944.
Item History
- Made before 1944
- Owned by Sisters of Saint Ann Museum
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before September 6, 1985
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) on September 6, 1985
What
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Sisters of Saint Ann Museum and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Gambia” ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1944
- Ownership Date
- before September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1060/0018