Decorated Gourd Item Number: 2918/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small container with lid, made out of a hollowed gourd. The gourd (part a) is decorated with elaborate carvings of musicians and dancing, and travellers with donkies. Trees, birds, flowers and huts appear in the background. Six small panels, three on each side, show small animal creatures with arms out-stretched. The base and lid of the gourd are decorated with matching carved geometric designs. The lid (part b) is cut out of the gourd and is convex, rounding toward the centre where a stem would be.
Narrative
Collected by the donor's father when he was a mining engineer working in the Peruvian Andes in the 1920s.
Item History
- Made in Peru during 1925
- Collected during 1925
- Owned by Ian MacLeod before October 18, 2011
- Received from Ian MacLeod (Donor) on October 18, 2011
What
- Name
- Decorated Gourd
- Identification Number
- 2918/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- gourd
- Material
- gourd fruit
- Overall
- height 7.5 cm, diameter 9.8 cm
- Part A
- height 6.8 cm, diameter 9.8 cm
- Part B
- height 0.7 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 7.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Peruvian
- Previous Owner
- Ian MacLeod
- Received from
- Ian MacLeod (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 1925
- Collection Date
- during 1925
- Ownership Date
- before October 18, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on October 18, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2918/0001 a-b