Ankle Ornament Item Number: H2.117 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ankle ornaments (parts a-b) consisting of a lunette shaped piece of hide with brown hair, bordered with red and grey alternating seeds. Hanging from the bottom are strings of seeds (red and grey) with portions of a large brown seed. Tied to the hide is a large, central sunburst design of brown seeds, on either side is a small star shape made out of red and grey seeds with a central brown seed. There is thin fibre twine attached to either side.
History Of Use
Ankle ornaments
Item History
- Made in Ecuador before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Interior Amazonia ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1550 a-b