Figure Item Number: 2827/59 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hand-moulded, unslipped clay figure. The male is wearing a tall hat and elaborate circular earrings. He has elongated eyes, and a simple incision denotes the mouth. The nose has been broken. There is a large collar around the figure's neck. He is depicted in ithyphallic form, with his arms at his sides, and his legs held together.
Narrative
Pre-Columbian; resembles figures from the Jama-Coaque culture, which developed on the Ecuadorian coast between Cape San Francisco and the Bay of Caráquez (c. 500 B.C.E.-1531 C.E.).
Item History
- Made in Ecuador between 501 BCE and 1500
- 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
- Jama-Coaque ?
- 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
- Ecuador
When
- Creation Date
- between 501 BCE and 1500
- Ownership Date
- before 2004 and between 2004 and October 21, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on October 21, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2827/0059