Cookie Holder Item Number: 309/4 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Two plastic cookie holders made of plastic rope with a tassel attached to the bottom, and a plastic butterfly attached to each tassel.

History Of Use

Traditional cookie containers used in Chinese harvest festivals.

Narrative

Purchased at a Harvest Festival sale on Pender St. in Vancouver's Chinatown in 1972.

Item History

What

Name
Cookie Holder
Identification Number
309/4 a-b
Type of Item
holder
Material
plastic, fibre and paper

Who

Culture
Chinese
Previous Owner
Audrey Hawthorn
Received from
Audrey Hawthorn (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
China ?

When

Creation Date
during 1972
Collection Date
during 1972
Ownership Date
before June 21, 1976
Acquisition Date
on June 21, 1976

Other

Accession Number
0309/0004 a-b