Earrings Item Number: Aj147 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Pair of plain, round, tin metal earrings with metal hoops attached at tops and covered with material. Part a has leather covering the hoop, and part b has brown-yellow rubber covering the hoop. The small groove in each earring is filled with dirt in some areas.

History Of Use

Forms of dress and jewellery, such as earrings, help determine social standing. For example, elders wear beautiful platted kilts, and hair dress indicates which class or age group a person may belongs to.

Cultural Context

jewellery; decoration

Item History

What

Name
Earrings
Identification Number
Aj147 a-b
Type of Item
earring
Material
tin metal, leather skin and rubber
Manufacturing Technique
shaped, bent and cut
Part A
height 3.7 cm, width 2.1 cm, depth 2.0 cm
Part B
height 3.0 cm, width 2.1 cm, depth 1.5 cm

Who

Culture
Karamojong
Previous Owner
Eleanore C. Treutle Stephens
Received from
Eleanore C. Treutle Stephens (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Uganda

When

Creation Date
before 1952
Collection Date
during 1952
Ownership Date
before December 1, 1986
Acquisition Date
on December 1, 1986

Other

Item Classes
metalwork
Condition
fair
Accession Number
1156/0022 a-b