Rattle Item Number: H2.16 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, brown gourd rattle with a spherical body and a long, curved handle-like tail. Carved in relief, revealing a lighter colour underneath the brown surface, are geometric borders with a main design depicting a hunting scene. Geometric designs with hunting scene in main panel. Some areas have been burned a dark black-brown colour.
Item History
- Made in Huancayo, Junin, Peru before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Rattle
- Identification Number
- H2.16
- Type of Item
- rattle
- Material
- gourd fruit
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, burned and dried
- Overall
- width 15.5 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Peruvian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Huancayo, Junin, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1527