Staff Item Number: C1594 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark, black-brown wooden staff with white pigment added to emphasize designs. Handle at top has a crouching, stylized human figure with spiral designs carved in relief; a flaring, hoof-like shape is at the bottom of the staff.
Narrative
From the 'Massim' region: Kiriwina (Trobriand) Islands.
Item History
- Made in Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1930
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1953
- Received from Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor) during 1953
What
- Name
- Staff
- Identification Number
- C1594
- Type of Item
- staff
- Material
- ebony wood and pigment ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 113.5 cm, width 7.1 cm, depth 5.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Trobriand
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1930 and before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- good