Charm Item Number: 3311/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small marupai charm carved from a dwarf coconut. The nutshell is carved to have a snout with an open mouth on the narrow end. Geometric designs with lines and repeating triangles are etched into the shell, following the shape of the mouth and giving it circular eyes. The carved designs are filled with white clay(?). A short length of twisted cord extends from a hole through the rounded end, and has been tied leaving a small loop.
Narrative
Originally from the collection of Sister Twyford, who served as a missionary in the Trobriand Islands in the 1920s.
Item History
- Made in Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea before 1930
- Collected between 1920 and 1929
- Owned by Ingeborg Marshall before August 14, 2018
- Received from Ingeborg Marshall (Donor) on August 14, 2018
What
- Name
- Charm
- Identification Number
- 3311/6
- Type of Item
- charm
- Material
- dwarf coconut nutshell, plant fibre and clay
- Overall
- height 19.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 2.9 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 1930
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1929
- Ownership Date
- before August 14, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on August 14, 2018
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3311/0006