Pin Item Number: H1.269 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal pin has a flat spoon shaped top with a hole in the finial and a thin, rounded prong. Green patina.
History Of Use
Used to pin shawl across shoulders.
Item History
- Made in Cuzco, Peru between 1400 and 1500
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Pin
- Identification Number
- H1.269
- Type of Item
- pin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and beaten
- Overall
- height 5.5 cm, width 2.6 cm, depth 0.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inca
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cuzco, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1400 and 1500
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1481