Necklace Item Number: 2813/43 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A choker style necklace created with four strands of cotton fibre with red beads, metal beads, Ecuadorian coins, Columbian coins, a medal depicting the Virgin Mary, and a few beads in blue, yellow, purple, green and pink. There is a metal cross in the middle of the necklace, and two coloured stones (one red and one green) have been attached to it with metal prongs. The cotton fibre has been braided at the ends of the necklace to form a tie.
Narrative
Gift to donor from Sebastiana Lema Chimbolema in 1978.
Item History
- Made in Majipamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
- Collected before 1978
- Owned by Sebastiana Lema
- Owned by Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio before August 19, 2010
- Received from Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor) on August 19, 2010
What
- Name
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- 2813/43
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- metal, glass, cotton fibre and stone ?
- Overall
- height 56.5 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 2.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Previous Owner
- Sebastiana Lema, Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio
- Received from
- Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Majipamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
When
- Collection Date
- before 1978
- Ownership Date
- before August 19, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on August 19, 2010
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2813/0043