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Item number 3111/23 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Seated male figure. Horizontal holes through figure at both sides of neck. Male shown wearing circular ear spools and a high, square headdress. Hand-built ceramic used as a pendant.
Narrative
Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect ancient Peruvian ceramics and textiles. This figure was originally thought to be Moche, from Peru, but is now thought to possibly be Aztec?
Item History
- Made in Mexico ? between 101 BCE and 800
- Collected during 1969
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Owned by Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell and Rosemarie L. Tovell before May 21, 2015
- Received from Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor) on May 21, 2015
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3111/23
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- clay and paint
- Overall
- height 5.8 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 1.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mexico ?
Who
- Culture
- Aztec ?
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell, Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell and Rosemarie L. Tovell
- Received from
- Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 101 BCE and 800
- Collection Date
- during 1969
- Ownership Date
- before May 21, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on May 21, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3111/0023
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