Spatula Item Number: C1085 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flat, dark brown wood piece with an oblong handle rounded to a slight point at the end that has a pair of designs of bilaterally symmetrical spirals on both sides. Between the handle and the 'blade', there is a triangular design of spirals. Designs emphasized with lime. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point.
History Of Use
For lime.
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
- Spatula
- Identification Number
- C1085
- Type of Item
- spatula
- Material
- lime mineral and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 41.0 cm, width 4.3 cm, depth 0.3 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