Figure Item Number: 2956/246 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basketry figure depicting a donkey head with ears curled back. There are braided multi-coloured yarn decorations around the head, possibly indicating a harness, and there are seven multi-coloured fibre balls along a braid attached around the snout.
Item History
- Made in Faro, Portugal during 1975
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton in Portugal between 2011 and 2012
- Owned by Anthony A. Shelton before September 17, 2012
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) on September 17, 2012
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 2956/246
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- grass, wool fibre and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 23.5 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 10.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Portuguese
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Faro, Portugal
- Collected in
- Portugal
When
- Creation Date
- during 1975
- Collection Date
- between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2956/0246