Toy Item Number: 2738/155 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Toy 2-propeller airplane, made of several pieces of balsa wood nailed together, sits back on tail wing with black plastic wheels down (there may have been a third front wheel). Three small windows at cockpit have clear plastic panes.
Narrative
Given to the collector as a present when the maker was 8 years old. During Muratorio's field work she would trade candies for drawings with the children, but Kleber decided to give her a balsa plane he had just finished carving, instead.
Item History
- Made by Grefa G. Kleber (Maker) in Pano, Napo, Ecuador
- Owned by Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio before May 1, 2009
- Received from Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor) on May 1, 2009
What
- Name
- Toy
- Identification Number
- 2738/155
- Type of Item
- toy
- Material
- plastic, metal and balsa wood
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, width 29.5 cm, depth 26.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ecuadorian
- Creator
- Grefa G. Kleber (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio
- Received from
- Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pano, Napo, Ecuador
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 1, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on May 1, 2009
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 2738/0155