Ornament Item Number: C1002 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A wide white rounded circular shell piece that curls around, creating a bracelet-like effect. The outside of the inner end has brown spots.
Narrative
From the 'Massim' region: Kiriwina (Trobriand) Islands.
Item History
- Made in Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
- Collected between 1910 and 1920
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
Who
- Culture
- Trobriand
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1920
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Condition
- good