Necklace Item Number: E193 d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal necklace consisting of two rows of ten gold coloured Mexican coins of various dates fastened together by metal links that support two gold coloured, circular disc pendants with overlaid floral embossed wreathes, attached to a larger and a smaller coin. On the top of the coins is an eagle with a snake in its mouth, sitting on a branch and reads ‘Estados Unidos Mexicanos’. On the back of the coins is a woman in profile with ‘Cinco Centavos’.
Item History
- Made in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Collected by Viki Tamaradze between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Viki Tamaradze before May 30, 1972
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller) on May 30, 1972
What
Who
- Culture
- Zapotec
- Field Collector
- Viki Tamaradze
- Previous Owner
- Viki Tamaradze
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before May 30, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0195/0021 b d