Necklace
Item number H1.55 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Necklace made of yarn tassel, plastic buttons, and engraved brass beads. The main part of the design consists of engraved cylindrical brass beads with various other beads throughout that start with a pair of rounded, concave brass semi-circles that have at either side until the other end that has a pair of engraved five-fingered/teeth comb-like brass beads and a rounded, concave brass semi-circle, the following: a green bead; a two-toned brown yarn tassel; a brown beaded figure with white heads that are held together with red and brown yarn; a yellow bead; a pair of engraved five-fingered/teeth comb-like brass beads; a two-toned brown yarn tassel; and a metal ring that has three protruding inset gems?
Item History
- Made in Peru
- Collected between 1934 and 1954
- Owned by Klara Adler before July 10, 1960
- Received from Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on July 10, 1960
What
- Name
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- H1.55
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- brass metal, glass, plastic, cotton fibre and wool fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- engraved, tied and strung
- Overall
- height 38.5 cm, width 2.3 cm, depth 1.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
Who
- Culture
- Andes ?
- Previous Owner
- Klara Adler
- Received from
- Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1934 and 1954
- Ownership Date
- before July 10, 1960
- Acquisition Date
- on July 10, 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0056/0164
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