Club Item Number: Ig405 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black-brown, tapering wooden stick with a rounded ball at the bottom and an elaborately carved handle at the top; handle is carved in the stylized shape of a seated human covered with curvilinear designs in relief. White pigment is rubbed into the curvilinear designs.
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
- Ig405
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- ebony wood and pigment ?
- Overall
- height 90.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 4.0 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1366