Earrings Item Number: Sf469 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Earrings with synthetic pearls and metal wire. Each earring has three strands and a loop clasp.
Narrative
Purchased in July 1978, from a stall in the Huaras Indian market.
Cultural Context
Worn by women.
Item History
- Made in Huaraz, Ancash, Peru before 1978
- Collected by Janet Macquarrie-Kent during 1978
- Owned by Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Kate Gibson and Janet Macquarrie-Kent before October 10, 1978
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on October 10, 1978
What
- Name
- Earrings
- Identification Number
- Sf469 a-b
- Type of Item
- earring
- Material
- glass, metal, cotton fibre ? and plastic
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, width 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Janet Macquarrie-Kent
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Kate Gibson and Janet Macquarrie-Kent
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Huaraz, Ancash, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before October 10, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 1978
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0490/0073 a-b