Ring Item Number: 3123/77 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bronze ring. A flat image of a chameleon stands up from the ring on two legs, body curved, tail wound into a spiral, head a diamond shape with a protruding eye at top. Body is decorated with small round perforations. Ring shank is wide with a channel down the centre, otherwise undecorated.
Item History
- Made in Ghana
- Owned by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander before July 22, 2015
- Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor) on July 22, 2015
What
- Name
- Ring
- Identification Number
- 3123/77
- Type of Item
- ring
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 4.7 cm, width 4.4 cm, depth 3.0 cm, weight 23.9 g
Who
- Culture
- Akan
- Previous Owner
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Received from
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 22, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on July 22, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3123/0077