Lime Spatula Item Number: 3092/19 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Lime spatula with intricate carvings along much of its length. Spatula has rounded edges, wide at the top, tapering slightly toward the tip. Two mirror image “C” shapes are bored through the wood at the top. Carved-out lines are filled with white lime.
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
- 3092/19
- Type of Item
- spatula
- Material
- ebony wood and lime
- Overall
- height 0.4 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 26.7 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
- 3092/0019