Figure Item Number: 2827/67 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pre-Columbian terracotta head, likely of a priest or deity. A break is apparent at the neck, suggesting that this figure had a body at one time, or was attached to a larger object. The head is adorned with a large, braided, trapezoidal headdress. Large, circular earrings hang from the figure's ears. The eyes are heavy-lidded, the nose is wide but broken, and the mouth is open, exposing teeth and perhaps a tongue. The mouth seems formed in a sneer. Clay filler, visible from the back, indicates old repairs.
Item History
- Made
- Owned by Dennis Molnar before 2004
- Owned by Dean's Office U.B.C. Faculty of Arts between 2004 and October 21, 2010
- Received from Dean's Office U.B.C. Faculty of Arts (Transferring institution) on October 21, 2010
What
Who
- Culture
- Maya
- Previous Owner
- Dennis Molnar and Dean's Office U.B.C. Faculty of Arts
- Received from
- Dean's Office U.B.C. Faculty of Arts (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Central America” ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before 2004 and between 2004 and October 21, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on October 21, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture; ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2827/0067