Ornament Item Number: E172 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark green, triangular shaped ornament of a face with pointed hat and side flaps. The corners of the eyes and the mouth as well as the nostrils have circular, drilled, incisions.
Narrative
Collected by Robert Richards while travelling in the Guatemalan highlands.
Item History
- Made in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala ?
- Owned by Robert Richards before April 20, 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller) on April 20, 1972
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- E172
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- jade mineral ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground, polished and drilled
- Overall
- height 3.1 cm, width 2.8 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quiche ?
- Previous Owner
- Robert Richards
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Quetzaltenango, Guatemala ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 20, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on April 20, 1972
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0190/0011