Ear Ornament Item Number: 2600/33 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Set of man's ear plugs (a-b) and decorative aluminum hanging pieces (c-d). Earplugs are wooden cylinders with mushroom-shaped copper tops and trellis edging. Each hanging metal piece is comprised of three descending semi-circles hung from a hoop by string, and looped with diamond-shaped metal pieces.
Item History
- Made in La Lerma, Choco, Colombia between 1940 and 1949
- Collected between 1951 and 1952
- Owned by Anne Loewen and Jacob Loewen before July 22, 2003
- Received from Jacob Loewen (Donor) and Anne Loewen (Donor) on July 22, 2003
What
- Name
- Ear Ornament
- Identification Number
- 2600/33 a-d
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- wood, aluminium metal, fibre and copper metal
- Part C
- height 9.0 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 0.2 cm
- Part D
- height 9.0 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 0.2 cm
- Part A
- height 6.5 cm, diameter 3.5 cm
- Part B
- height 6.5 cm, diameter 3.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Wounaan
- Previous Owner
- Anne Loewen and Jacob Loewen
- Received from
- Jacob Loewen (Donor) and Anne Loewen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- La Lerma, 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
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 2600/0033 a-d