Rattle Item Number: 2990/795 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Copper rattle with traces of textile fragments and impressions. Two incised birds in middle body and six spheres with small copper pellets in the interior as noise makers (one is missing). Heavily corroded.
Item History
- Made in Peru between 101 BCE and 800
- 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
- Rattle
- Identification Number
- 2990/795
- Type of Item
- rattle
- Material
- copper metal
- Overall
- height 3.1 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 8.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Moche
- 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
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 101 BCE and 800
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2990/0795