Ornament Item Number: H2.66 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical shaped ornament made of coiled wood or bark covered with red, green and yellow feathers fastened together. The yellow feathers are long and narrow perroquet (parakeet) tail feathers. Attached to the end are five long pieces of twisted fibre twine.
Item History
- Made in Ecuador before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1930
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1953
- Received from Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor) during 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Interior Amazonia ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1930 and before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- good