House Representation Item Number: K4.72 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model of a cylindrical-shaped house with a conical roof and two arched doorways opposite each other. The house has been decorated with burnt vertical lines around the sides of the cylindrical portion and vertical as well as horizontal burnt lines on the roof portion.
Item History
- Made in Angola
- Collected during 1950
- Owned by Anne E. Copithorne before November 14, 1973
- Received from Anne E. Copithorne (Donor) on November 14, 1973
What
- Name
- House Representation
- Identification Number
- K4.72
- Type of Item
- representation
- Material
- wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and burned
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, width 6.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ovimbundu
- Previous Owner
- Anne E. Copithorne
- Received from
- Anne E. Copithorne (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Angola
When
- Collection Date
- during 1950
- Ownership Date
- before November 14, 1973
- Acquisition Date
- on November 14, 1973
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0251/0096