Lime Spatula Item Number: 3092/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A lime spatula with decorative carvings along its surface. The handle is topped with a carved snake. There is a raised ridge along the centre of the spatula that runs from the snake down to more stylized carvings near the tip. The end of the spatula widens into a paddle shape.
Narrative
From the collection of Sister Twyford or Miss J. Pearce (Australia), who had served as missionaries in the Trobriand Islands in the 1920s and Dobu Island in the 1930s.
Item History
- Made in Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea before 1940
- Collected between 1920 and 1940
- Owned by Ingeborg Marshall before November 18, 2014
- Received from Ingeborg Marshall (Donor) on November 18, 2014
What
- Name
- Lime Spatula
- Identification Number
- 3092/17
- Type of Item
- spatula
- Material
- ebony wood
- Overall
- height 0.8 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 57.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Trobriand
- Previous Owner
- Ingeborg Marshall
- Received from
- Ingeborg Marshall (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before November 18, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on November 18, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3092/0017