Ornament Item Number: E181 f from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Three, decorative, metal crosses attached to three metal balls that hang from a larger cross which is suspended on a narrow blue ribbon.
Item History
- Made in Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Collected by Viki Tamaradze between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Viki Tamaradze before May 30, 1972
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller) on May 30, 1972
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- E181 f
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- brass metal, silver metal and silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- plated and cast
- Overall
- height 49.7 cm, width 14.3 cm, depth 0.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Zapotec
- Field Collector
- Viki Tamaradze
- Previous Owner
- Viki Tamaradze
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before May 30, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 1972
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0195/0009 f