Cricket Bat Item Number: 1485/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wooden bat, cylindrical in shape with a tapering through the shaft and a small bulbous bottom edge. The head of the bat has a slightly flatten bottom with a thin, triangular, fin like protrusion on the top. Around the fin is a striped incised design with coiled ends, in the cuts is a white pigment. The remaining head of the bat is painted with red, black and light brown diagonal stripes.
Narrative
From the 'Massim' region: Kiriwina (Trobriand) Islands.
Item History
- Made in Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
- Owned by William McCann before July 10, 1991
- Received from William McCann (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on July 10, 1991
What
Who
- Culture
- Trobriand
- Previous Owner
- William McCann
- Received from
- William McCann (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 10, 1991
- Acquisition Date
- on July 10, 1991
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 66
- Accession Number
- 1485/0003