Headdress Item Number: 1693/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A light blue fabric circular headband with white feathers, and brown and white feathers that have pink and red strings, grass, and paper decorations at their centres.
Item History
- Made in Easter Island
- Collected between 1920 and 1949
- Owned by Joan Macpherson before March 15, 1996
- Received from Joan Macpherson (Donor) on March 15, 1996
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 1693/5
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- feather, cotton fibre, paper, grass, wool fibre ? and dye
- Overall
- height 6.5 cm, diameter 22.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Rapa Nui
- Previous Owner
- Joan Macpherson
- Received from
- Joan Macpherson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Easter Island
When
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1949
- Ownership Date
- before March 15, 1996
- Acquisition Date
- on March 15, 1996
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1693/0005