Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/479

Single-spout female effigy bottle with polish technique on surface and a slight flat base. Figure is holding three black needles and a tape for making an embroidered garment edge in red-brown, orange-brown, grey-brown, light orange and yellow-cream on cream background. Figure has black hair, orange-brown ears, and face decorated with geometric designs in orange-brown, red-brown, cream, light brown, cream and black with red stepped fret decoration surrounding eyes. Complete.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Nasca
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 18.3 cm, width 10.4 cm, depth 14.1 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer

  • Made in Nasca

  • Creation Date between 101 BCE and 800
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2990/0479