Container Item Number: H1.266 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, spherical, hollowed out brown gourd with a small hole at the top with a stalk-shaped bundle of copper wire tucked into it. The gourd is shallowly carved with a stylized, all over plant and abstract linear design, revealing several shades of brown.
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
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- H1.266
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- gourd fruit and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- dried and carved
- Overall
- diameter 6.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- 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
- 2191/1478