Tattooing Equipment Item Number: C1758 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A three piece set of tattooing equipment. The first piece (part a) is a rounded bowl end part of a coconut nutshell that is holding some black substance. The second piece (part b) is a flat light brown wood stick with a hollow cylindrical bone piece at the other end that is cut away at diagonally with four teeth at the longer end. The third piece (part c) is a long flat brown wood stick.
Item History
- Made in Solomon Islands
- Collected by Audrey Hawthorn during 1974
- Owned by Audrey Hawthorn before August 1974
- Received from Audrey Hawthorn (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) during August 1974
What
- Name
- Tattooing Equipment
- Identification Number
- C1758 a-c
- Type of Item
- equipment
- Material
- coconut nutshell, wood and bone
- Part A
- height 3.7 cm, width 9.8 cm, depth 9.2 cm
- Part C
- height 19.8 cm, width 1.0 cm, depth 0.7 cm
- Part B
- height 3.3 cm, width 1.2 cm, depth 11.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Solomon Islands
- Field Collector
- Audrey Hawthorn
- Previous Owner
- Audrey Hawthorn
- Received from
- Audrey Hawthorn (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Solomon Islands
When
- Collection Date
- during 1974
- Ownership Date
- before August 1974
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1974
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 65
- Accession Number
- 0267/0001