Staff Item Number: C363 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Orange-red brown wood staff with a finial in the form of a nude male figure with inlaid oval shell eyes surrounded by a dark area. The hands rest on the belly just above the navel. Has breasts and genitalia. On top of the head, there is a truncated conical shape with a rounded bulb at the end. The shaft is short and plain and flares slightly downward and outward at the handle end.
Item History
- Made in Aola, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands before 1909
- Collected during 1909
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Solomon Islands
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Aola, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
When
- Creation Date
- before 1909
- Collection Date
- during 1909
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 65
- Accession Number
- 2191/0754