Toy Tree Sculpture
Item number 3197/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wooden toy-vendor tree. Tree is made of an upright central bar, in three connected pieces, with two widely spaced bars tied horizontally above midpoint on front. String connects the bars to each other in order to enhance balance. 102 toys are tied or connected by thin dowels to the horizontal bars: 12 standing birds, 14 birds on perches, 3 fish, 12 snakes, 5 crocodiles , 5 dancing couples on elastic string, 7 house boats, 10 canoes, 2 houses, 7 open boxes with either a small snake or turtle inside. Also included in this count are several mechanical toys: 10 armadillos with moveable tails and heads, 5 pairs of woodpeckers pecking a dowel, 5 pairs of people using a pounder, 5 pairs of birds pecking a box. The toys are painted in tempura, with the standing and perched birds realistically coloured, and the rest of the toys painted simply and brightly. Most of the toys have signatures or inscriptions of Spanish names, written in black paint.
Item History
- Made by Valdeli Costa Workshop (Maker) in Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil during 2015
- Collected by Nuno Porto during October 2015
- Owned by Nuno Porto before October 20, 2016
- Received from Nuno Porto (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) on October 20, 2016
What
- Name
- Toy Tree Sculpture
- Identification Number
- 3197/1
- Type of Item
- sculpture
- Material
- wood, paint and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 226.0 cm, width 155.0 cm, depth 30.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
Who
- Culture
- Brazilian
- Creator
- Valdeli Costa Workshop (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Nuno Porto
- Previous Owner
- Nuno Porto
- Received from
- Nuno Porto (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 2015
- Collection Date
- during October 2015
- Ownership Date
- before October 20, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on October 20, 2016
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3197/0001
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