Reliquary for Salazar Item Number: 2956/157 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Assemblage piece: wooden carved figure wearing a hat (part b) and decorated eye glasses (part c). The figure has a long wide face with a long protruding nose and white teeth, and stands with long thin legs on a wooden base. The glasses, incised and painted in multicoloured designs, are held on by the figure's protruding ears. The hat is black felt with a curving brim and has a brown paper label taped to the front and sides which reads: "Chapeu que foi? de Salazar não há brincadeira".
Iconographic Meaning
The translation of the hat's label "Chapéu que foi? de Salazar, não há brincadeira" would translate to English as approx: "Hat that was Salazar's. No joke." António de Oliveira Salazar (1889–1970) served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968, but is generally considered to have ruled as a dictator, like Franco.
Item History
- Made by David Gomes (Maker) in Braga, Braga, Portugal during 2003
- 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
- Reliquary for Salazar
- Identification Number
- 2956/157 a-c
- Type of Item
- representation
- Material
- paint, plastic, paper, wood and glass
- Part A
- height 63.0 cm, width 26.5 cm, depth 24.5 cm
- Part B
- height 13.5 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 29.5 cm
- Part C
- height 9.5 cm, width 34.5 cm, depth 9.0 cm
- Overall
- height 71.0 cm, width 36.0 cm, depth 39.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Portuguese
- Creator
- David Gomes (Maker)
- 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
- Braga, Braga, Portugal
- Collected in
- Portugal
When
- Creation Date
- during 2003
- Collection Date
- between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2956/0157 a-c