Ornament Item Number: K4.105 a-e from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Set of five ornaments, each composed of black elephant hair: parts a and b are both a length of woven elephant hair with one end tied and the other end braided; parts c, d, and e are all strands of elephant hair that have been attached together with two knots.
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
- K4.105 a-e
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- elephant hair
- Manufacturing Technique
- tied, twisted and braided
- Part A
- height 0.5 cm, diameter 9.8 cm
- Part B
- height 0.5 cm, diameter 10.7 cm
- Part C
- height 0.5 cm, diameter 8.5 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
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2177/0016 a-e