Ear Ornament Item Number: B144 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bamboo tube is engraved with three rows of different patterns; connected diamonds with dots in center and horizontal lines between diamonds, and large criss-cross design, in center row, from parallel lines filled with short lines. Hollow bamboo section is filled with grass and bark fibres.
Item History
- Made in Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Ear Ornament
- Identification Number
- B144
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- grass, bamboo grass and bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- engraved
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Sakai
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0347