Bowl Item Number: 3229/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, wide-mouthed bowl. Bowl flares slightly out from the rim and narrows sharply at the halfway point toward a small round base. The outside surface is a light cream colour, covered in a finely etched pattern outlined with blue and red linear figures. Both the top rim and the halfway point of the bowl are ringed with a thick dark brown line. The interior of the bowl is painted brown and the base is painted red. Both inside and outside have a shiny glaze.
Narrative
Said to have been collected by the parents of Peter Platenius at some point during the 1940s-50s, when they spent time in Peru and Bolivia.
Item History
- Made in Peru between 1940 and 1960
- Owned by Miriam Clavir before March 8, 2017
- Received from Miriam Clavir (Donor) on March 8, 2017
What
Who
- Culture
- Shipibo
- Previous Owner
- Miriam Clavir
- Received from
- Miriam Clavir (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1940 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before March 8, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on March 8, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3229/0001