Necklace Item Number: K4.101 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Necklace composed of three bands of copper wire covered in alternating sections of tin and copper wire wound around each thicker wire. Copper chain tassel with coiled tin at the front.
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
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- K4.101
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- copper metal ? and tin metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled
- Overall
- height 1.5 cm, width 13.3 cm, depth 11.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maasai ?
- 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 2177/0013