Needle Case Item Number: 2990/746 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tube made of two hollow bones joined together and bound with skin, cotton and black alpaca threads. Object has a flute shape and contains some wool in the interior. Incomplete.
Item History
- Made in Lima, Peru between 1000 and 1476
- Collected between 1950 and 1975
- Owned by Alan R. Sawyer
- Owned by Erika H. Sawyer before January 15, 2013
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer (Donor) on January 15, 2013
What
- Name
- Needle Case
- Identification Number
- 2990/746
- Type of Item
- case
- Material
- camelid wool fibre, resin, bone and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 2.2 cm, width 21.6 cm, depth 2.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chancay
- Previous Owner
- Alan R. Sawyer and Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from
- Erika H. Sawyer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lima, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1000 and 1476
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2990/0746