Ceremonial Headdress Item Number: 3028/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bark cloth and feather headband made of a wide strip of undecorated bark cloth, folded over. Short feathers on hide are sewn to and covering the exterior. Some areas of feather are dyed in green or red, alongside natural black and white feathers. Long feathers are sewn to the bark cloth, rising high above the headband, taller at centre, declining in height toward the sides. All are dyed blue on their fronts, with the backs of the tallest coloured gold, and shorter coloured red.
Narrative
Purchased c. 1960 from ‘Soika’ (spelling uncertain) gallery in Quito, Ecuador, along with the costume 3028/1.
Item History
- Made in Ecuador before 1960
- Collected in Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador between 1959 and 1960
- Owned by James B. Lennox before November 14, 2013
- Received from James B. Lennox (Donor) on November 14, 2013
What
Who
- Culture
- Interior Amazonia ?
- Previous Owner
- James B. Lennox
- Received from
- James B. Lennox (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
- Collected in
- Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
When
- Creation Date
- before 1960
- Collection Date
- between 1959 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before November 14, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on November 14, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3028/0002