Carving Item Number: 3092/30 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A wooden carving with intricate patterns across the surface. There are four holes along the top and the carving curves upwards at either end. The patterns are filled in with white lime on either side, while the upper part is undecorated. The design is mirrored on each side.
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
- Carving
- Identification Number
- 3092/30
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- ebony wood and lime
- Overall
- height 4.0 cm, width 2.2 cm, depth 59.0 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
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3092/0030