Ornament Item Number: K4.144 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ornament composed of a band of metal bent into a c shape with a peak that runs along the length of the centre on the outside. The ornament is engraved with a geometric pattern of triangles composed of cross-hatching and a band of cross-hatching at each edge.
Cultural Context
Possilby made for sale?
Item History
- Made in Tanzania
- Collected in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania between 1916 and 1918
- Owned by A. McPhee Warner
- Owned by Lillian Warner before August 1954
- Received from Lillian Warner (Donor) during August 1954
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- K4.144
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and engraved
- Overall
- height 1.8 cm, width 7.2 cm, depth 6.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- East African
- Previous Owner
- A. McPhee Warner and Lillian Warner
- Received from
- Lillian Warner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tanzania
- Collected in
- Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
When
- Collection Date
- between 1916 and 1918
- Ownership Date
- before August 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2177/0021