Umbrella Item Number: B568 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model of an umbrella. A long handle (part a) is split at the end to make four prongs and is wrapped with brown bark(?). The handle attaches to the centre of the underside of the umbrella's top (part b). The top of the umbrella is cone shaped, is woven in a herring-bone pattern, is decorated with a thick band of pink woven grass in its centre and is outlined in black coloured woven grass. There is also a thick band of pink bamboo that is attached to the perimeter of the umbrella top by evenly spaced bamboo loops. Part c is a long thin stick with brown bark(?) twisted around one end. Part d is a long thin stick that has no bark twisted on its end.
History Of Use
Used by men only. Ordinarily the colour is red and black.
Narrative
Received by Joy Inglis is Bihar.
Item History
- Made in Bihar, India
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Jerome Soreng before 1968
- Received from Jerome Soreng (Donor) during 1968
What
Who
- Culture
- Turi
- Previous Owner
- Jerome Soreng
- Received from
- Jerome Soreng (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bihar, India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during 1968
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0146/0036 a-d