Headdress Item Number: E181 e from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Headdress made of a coiffure-like arrangement of thick black yarn wrapped around loose strands, which hang from each end. The sides are tied together near the top.
Item History
- Made in Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Collected by Viki Tamaradze between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Viki Tamaradze before May 30, 1972
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller) on May 30, 1972
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- E181 e
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- wool fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- twisted and tied
- Overall
- height 131.0 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 10.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Zapotec
- Field Collector
- Viki Tamaradze
- Previous Owner
- Viki Tamaradze
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before May 30, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0195/0009 e