Headband Item Number: 3314/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, rectangular-shaped headband with strap that hangs from back. Made of beads and band has cotton lining. Strand and band have dark brown-coloured seed fringe on bottom edges. Seeds hang from alternating black and white strands, with a single red bead in each strand. Strap and band have similar geometric patterns composed of yellow, outlined in black, on a green background. Strap has a white border outlined in black. Band has a three tiered border. Border made of a thick silver-white-coloured line, thin red line outlined in black, and another thick silver-white line. Band is outlined in black.
History Of Use
Worn ceremonially, often with feathers tucked into the front.
Item History
- Made in Peru during 2018
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during 2018
- Owned by Silvia Ricopa and Olinda Silvano Inuma de before August 28, 2018
- Received from Silvia Ricopa (Seller), Olinda Silvano Inuma de (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on August 28, 2018
What
- Name
- Headband
- Identification Number
- 3314/6
- Type of Item
- headband
- Material
- plastic, fibre, cotton fibre and seed
- Overall
- height 43.2 cm, width 27.9 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Shipibo
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Silvia Ricopa and Olinda Silvano Inuma de
- Received from
- Silvia Ricopa (Seller), Olinda Silvano Inuma de (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
- Collected in
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 2018
- Collection Date
- during 2018
- Ownership Date
- before August 28, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on August 28, 2018
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3314/0006