Club Item Number: C673 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wide sword-shaped brown wood club. 'Blade' has seven vertical designs of spiral scroll lines bordered by a zig zag band at either end along with four shorter ones vertically downward near toward the middle, each of which has a snake head except for three on one side. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end that has holes with knotted string. The 'grip' flares outward to a horizontal zig zag band around the base. 'Pommel' is a relatively flat arch shape bordered by zig zag lines.
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
- C673
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- hemp fibre, wood and pigment ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 83.0 cm, width 15.2 cm, depth 2.8 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
- 2191/1020