Headrest Item Number: 2600/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Man's sleeping headrest carved from a single piece of dark stained wood. Concave platform narrows to a stem and then widens to a base comprised of two ski-like runners.
Item History
- Made in Pimia River, Choco, Colombia between 1940 and 1949
- Collected between 1951 and 1952
- Owned by Jacob Loewen and Anne Loewen before July 22, 2003
- Received from Jacob Loewen (Donor) and Anne Loewen (Donor) on July 22, 2003
What
- Name
- Headrest
- Identification Number
- 2600/17
- Type of Item
- headrest
- Material
- cedar wood and lacquer
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, width 16.5 cm, depth 8.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Wounaan
- Previous Owner
- Jacob Loewen and Anne Loewen
- Received from
- Jacob Loewen (Donor) and Anne Loewen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
When
- Creation Date
- between 1940 and 1949
- Collection Date
- between 1951 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before July 22, 2003
- Acquisition Date
- on July 22, 2003
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 2600/0017