Headband Item Number: H2.65 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Feathered headband consisting of a narrow net-like foundation made of twine with ties at each end. Worked into the net are numerous small red, yellow, orange and black feathers. At one end is a long flexible "rope" of iridescent green beetle wing covers.
Item History
- Made in Ecuador
- Collected between 1934 and 1954
- Owned by Klara Adler before July 10, 1960
- Received from Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on July 10, 1960
What
- Name
- Headband
- Identification Number
- H2.65
- Type of Item
- headband
- Material
- cotton fibre, feather and beetle wing
- Manufacturing Technique
- braided, sewn and tied
- Overall
- height 46.7 cm, width 11.8 cm, depth 4.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Shuar ? or Achuar ?
- Previous Owner
- Klara Adler
- Received from
- Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Collection Date
- between 1934 and 1954
- Ownership Date
- before July 10, 1960
- Acquisition Date
- on July 10, 1960
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0056/0003