Dagger Item Number: Ie355 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A dagger with a long, tapered, brown and black bone (human? or cassowary?) blade with a modelled red clay handle in the form of a human head. The face is painted black and white and is inlaid with a cowrie shell for each eye. It has a double headband made of cowrie shells and black curly human hair adhered to the 'head'.
History Of Use
Possibly ceremonial bone intended to be pointed at a person for magical purpose (J. Leroy: personal communication).
Cultural Context
Used for ceremonial purposes.
Item History
- Made in Korogo, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea before 1977
- Owned by Coolie Verner before May 12, 1977
- Received from Coolie Verner (Donor) on May 12, 1977
What
- Name
- Dagger
- Identification Number
- Ie355
- Type of Item
- dagger
- Material
- human hair, cowrie shell, clay and cassowary bone ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, polished, inlaid, modelled, painted and glued
- Overall
- height 38.7 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Coolie Verner
- Received from
- Coolie Verner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korogo, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- before 1977
- Ownership Date
- before May 12, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on May 12, 1977
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 64
- Accession Number
- 0385/0003