Shepherd's Box Item Number: 2956/248 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical cork container (a) with brown leather strap handle and lid (b) with central disc-shaped handle. The exterior surface of the container is rough brown bark.
History Of Use
Water container. Shepherds in the province used cork cantinas and boxes (also see 2956/249-250) to keep their food and water cool and fresh. At the same time they decorated and carved horns (see 2956/254-258) to make containers, and in similar style, wooden religious images (see 2955/45).
Item History
- Made in Beja, Portugal during 2010
- 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
- Shepherd's Box
- Identification Number
- 2956/248 a-b
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- cork bark and leather skin
- Overall
- height 28.0 cm, width 24.5 cm, depth 23.5 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
- Beja, Portugal
- Collected in
- Portugal
When
- Creation Date
- during 2010
- Collection Date
- between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2012
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2956/0248 a-b