Ornament Item Number: K4.299 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ornament made from a band of metal bent into a c shape with the ends folded back on the outside with a serrated edge. The ornament is one half copper and one half iron, meeting horizontally along the middle, and it is incised with a geometric design featuring cross-hatched elongated almond shapes at the centre and scallop shapes at the edges.
Item History
- Made in Angola
- Collected during 1950
- Owned by Anne E. Copithorne before November 14, 1973
- Received from Anne E. Copithorne (Donor) on November 14, 1973
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- K4.299
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- copper metal and iron metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- forged and engraved
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, diameter 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Southern African
- Previous Owner
- Anne E. Copithorne
- Received from
- Anne E. Copithorne (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Angola
When
- Collection Date
- during 1950
- Ownership Date
- before November 14, 1973
- Acquisition Date
- on November 14, 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0251/0028