Human Skull Item Number: 1404/40 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Human skull inside a knotted fibre bag. Skull without the lower jaw; 4 teeth left in the upper jaw. Inside a knotted net bag made of a stiff plant fibre, with several loop handles.
Narrative
It is unknown how the collector came to possess this skull, but it is thought to have been obtained during his years in Formosa (Taiwan). James Davidson's daughter said he "had his hand tatooed by headhunters" while there.
Item History
- Made in Taiwan
- Collected during 1895
- Owned by James Wheeler Davidson and Lillian Dow Davidson
- Owned by Marjory D. Abramson before January 4, 1990
- Received from Marjory D. Abramson (Donor) on January 4, 1990
What
- Name
- Human Skull
- Identification Number
- 1404/40 a-b
- Type of Item
- skull
- Material
- plant fibre and human bone
- Overall
- height 19.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 19.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Taiwanese ?
- Previous Owner
- James Wheeler Davidson, Lillian Dow Davidson and Marjory D. Abramson
- Received from
- Marjory D. Abramson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Taiwan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1895
- Ownership Date
- before January 4, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on January 4, 1990
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1404/0040 a-b