Earrings Item Number: H1.58 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cast, metal earrings (parts a-b) with a bird (dove?) soldered onto a tear shaped wreath marked with liner detail. Dangling from the base are two small elongated points on either side a triangle with a jagged edge and marked with two horizontal lines. At each top is a cutout circle where a wire hook and clasp pass through. A metal flower is soldered to the hook.
Item History
- Made in Peru
- 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
- Earrings
- Identification Number
- H1.58 a-b
- Type of Item
- earring
- Material
- silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Part A
- height 6.2 cm, width 1.8 cm, depth 1.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes ?
- 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
- Peru
When
- Collection Date
- between 1934 and 1954
- Ownership Date
- before July 10, 1960
- Acquisition Date
- on July 10, 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0056/0156