Spatula Item Number: C1089 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spatula with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip, and a handle with four ridges that tapers to a point where there is a small hole that pierces the tip. Where the neck of the blade meets the handle there is an incised concentric circle design that has been filled in with white pigment.
History Of Use
Lime spatula
Item History
- Made in Pacific Islands before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1930
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1953
- Received from Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor) during 1953
What
- Name
- Spatula
- Identification Number
- C1089
- Type of Item
- spatula
- Material
- lime pigment and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 40.5 cm, width 1.7 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Western Melanesian ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pacific Islands
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1930 and before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- good