Tile
MOA: University of British Columbia
3205/1
Square tile of fibreboard with clay patterns on front. A border is made of alternating ‘x’ and ‘o’ shapes, small circles of mirror inserted into the centre of each ‘o’. At centre of tile is a diamond made up of small squares, a mirror at the centre of each. Flowers decorate the edges of the diamond. Pencil marks are visible under and around some of the clay decorations. Rear side is undecorated.
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History Of Use
Used to decorate the interior walls of houses.
- Type of Item tile
- Culture Mutwa
- Material wood, adhesive, clay, glass
- Measurements height 15.1 cm, width 15.3 cm, depth 0.5 cm (overall)
- Creator Mehmood Iliyas
- Previous Owner Gillian Darling Kovanic, Rudi Kovanic
- Received from Gillian Darling Kovanic, Rudi Kovanic
- Made in Kutch
- Creation Date during 2006
- Collection Date during 2006
- Ownership Date before November 1, 2016
- Acquisition Date on November 1, 2016
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3205/0001