Coffee Roaster Item Number: 3655/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coffee roaster and stirrer linked together at the end by a single metal hoop. The coffee roaster is long-handled with a large round bowl. The handle shaft is decorated with punched and carved designs and small areas gilded(?) with copper. The shaft is composed of two separate pieces of metal which have been attached with two rivets. The stirrer tool has a long, thin handle with a hammered out semi-circular end.
Narrative
The donors lived in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Item History
- Made in Asia before 1985
- Collected between 1975 and 1985
- Owned by Elizabeth Bell and Alan Bell before December 7, 2023
- Received from Elizabeth Bell (Donor) and Alan Bell (Donor) on December 7, 2023
What
- Name
- Coffee Roaster
- Identification Number
- 3655/4
- Type of Item
- roaster
- Material
- copper metal and iron metal
- Overall
- height 67.4 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bedouin
- Previous Owner
- Elizabeth Bell and Alan Bell
- Received from
- Elizabeth Bell (Donor) and Alan Bell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Asia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1985
- Collection Date
- between 1975 and 1985
- Ownership Date
- before December 7, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on December 7, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3655/0004