Ornament Item Number: E279 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Head with vertical feather-like headdress that comes over each side of the face. Oval eyes closed, small mouth, and triangular nose with upraised brows. Dull dark green. Hole made at top middle of headdress.
Item History
- Made in Mexico before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- E279
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- jade mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 7.5 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Central Mexico
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mexico
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/ ?