Club Item Number: C674 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wide sword-shaped brown wood club. 'Blade' has four vertical designs of spiral scroll lines bordered by a zig zag band at either end along with three shorter ones vertically downward near toward the middle, one side of which also has a band of circles in between. Emphasized with white chalk. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end. The 'grip' flares outward to a spiral and scroll design around the base with a simpler design around the base of the 'pommel'.
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
- C674
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- chalk stone and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 74.4 cm, width 11.5 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1021