Dagger
Item number 3532/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Dagger with a bone blade and packed mud face on top; bone is concave on front and convex on back. Face is made with black mud and has large rounded ears, a curved nose and open pouting mouth; mouth is outlined with red pigment(?). Eyes are inset cowrie shells; short, pointed bones stick out of nostrils with an additional curved bone protruding from left side of nose. Face is covered with small inset cowrie shells, with strokes and spots of white pigment throughout. Long cassowary feathers attached to top of head; small amount of grey fibre surrounds mouth.
History Of Use
Dagger is also called a dance wand.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Collected during 1977
- Owned by Eleanor Hooley before November 3, 2021
- Received from Eleanor Hooley (Donor) on November 3, 2021
What
- Name
- Dagger
- Identification Number
- 3532/6
- Type of Item
- dagger
- Material
- bone, earth, cowrie shell, carrowary feather, pigment ? and fibre
- Overall
- height 50.7 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 8.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Eleanor Hooley
- Received from
- Eleanor Hooley (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before November 3, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 2021
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3532/0006
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