Bracelet Item Number: 2960/13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Fabric bracelet decorated with monkey teeth. The bracelet is made of a pieces of a woven grey fabric (possibly at one time white?), with thin stripes of green-grey running horizontally. On the interior, the pieces are connected by several strands of a fine, light coloured cord. The exterior of the bracelet is decorated with two lines of small money’s teeth, 123 in all, each with a tiny hole bored through it, all strung onto cords which are sewn to the bracelet.
Narrative
Collected by donor from a man who was wearing the tunic (2960/10), bag (2960/11) and bracelet. The gourd (2960/12 a-c) was being carried in the bag. The man was from a village approximately 110 miles from Pulcallpa.
Item History
- Made in Peru during 1970
- Collected during 1982
- Owned by Robert Cazelais and Nicole Lachapelle before April 24, 2012
- Received from Robert Cazelais (Donor) on April 24, 2012
What
- Name
- Bracelet
- Identification Number
- 2960/13
- Type of Item
- bracelet
- Material
- cotton fibre and monkey tooth
- Overall
- height 3.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ashaninka
- Previous Owner
- Robert Cazelais and Nicole Lachapelle
- Received from
- Robert Cazelais (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 1970
- Collection Date
- during 1982
- Ownership Date
- before April 24, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on April 24, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2960/0013