Comb Item Number: 3092/24 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form the prongs which are held apart by string binding. The top of the handle is carved in a decorative pattern, and then extends outwards in a triangular shape. The rest of the handle is bound in dark string which is woven between the prongs, covering a portion of every other one in a pattern.
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
- 3092/24
- Type of Item
- comb
- Material
- wood and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 31.0 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
- 3092/0024