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