Ring Item Number: 3123/81 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Iron ring. Ring is made from three strands of metal twisted tightly together, one copper, one bronze, the last dark grey iron. One loose twist emerges at top as the head decoration. Ends meet closely at the bottom of the shank but are not joined.
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
- 3123/81
- Type of Item
- ring
- Material
- copper metal, bronze metal and iron metal
- Overall
- height 2.9 cm, width 2.6 cm, depth 0.2 cm, weight 3.7 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
- 3123/0081