Club Item Number: C669 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Club with roughly cylindrical handle that flares outwards at the guard and has a flat butt end with a rounded edge. The blade of the club is flat and slightly flared to a flat end. The blade has zigzag and scroll motifs at the top, and the handle hilt has rows of triangles and diamonds, each incised into the wood. The designs are emphasized with white pigment.
Narrative
From the 'Massim' region: Kiriwina (Trobriand) Islands.
Item History
- Made in Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Club
- Identification Number
- C669
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- ebony wood and lime pigment
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 61.0 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 2.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Trobriand
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1016