Horn Container Item Number: 2956/259 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Yellow-brown goat horn with a cork plug at one end and a removable plug (part b) at the other end. Fine incised hearts and arches decorate the surface. A star is also carved on the surface and possibly the date 1928(?) above the star.
History Of Use
Shepherds in the province would decorate and carve animal horns to make food and wine containers (also see 2956/255-258).
Item History
- Made in Borba, Evora, Portugal during 1928
- 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
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
- Borba, Evora, Portugal
- Collected in
- Portugal
When
- Creation Date
- during 1928
- Collection Date
- between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2012
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2956/0259 a-b