Tool Item Number: 3092/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oblong stone tool, with a smooth surface and two rounded ends. Cross-hatched lines are incised at one end .
History Of Use
Thought to have been used for beating bark cloth.
Narrative
Collected on New Britain in 1945 by an Australian missionary, Rev. Flentje. The donor purchased it in Melbourne in 1965.
Item History
- Made in New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- Collected during 1945
- Owned by Ingeborg Marshall before November 18, 2014
- Received from Ingeborg Marshall (Donor) on November 18, 2014
What
Who
- Culture
- Nakanai
- Previous Owner
- Ingeborg Marshall
- Received from
- Ingeborg Marshall (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- New Britain, Papua New Guinea
When
- Collection Date
- during 1945
- Ownership Date
- before November 18, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on November 18, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3092/0007