Necklace Item Number: E274 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
White necklace with snail-like shells and dark brown tubular wooden beads strung on a blue string. White shells have orange colouring on the inside. One of the beads appears to be charred.
Item History
- Made in Mexico
- Collected during 1955
- Owned by Borys Malkin before 1956
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Borys Malkin (Seller) during 1956
What
- Name
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- E274
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- olivella shell, cotton fibre and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- roasted, strung and charred
- Overall
- height 69.2 cm, width 2.3 cm, depth 0.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Seri
- Previous Owner
- Borys Malkin
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Borys Malkin (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mexico
When
- Collection Date
- during 1955
- Ownership Date
- before 1956
- Acquisition Date
- during 1956
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2178/0012