Comb Item Number: 3092/23 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form nine prongs which are held apart by its binding. The handle is rectangular in shape, flaring out into the prongs of the comb. Where the handle and prongs meet there is a band of braided string wrapped around the handle. There is also one strand of plant fibre wrapped around the handle between the wood and the prongs. The end of the handle is rounded.
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
- Comb
- Identification Number
- 3092/23
- Type of Item
- comb
- Material
- wood, plant fibre and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 0.3 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 36.5 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
- 3092/0023