Knife Item Number: C145 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Knife with elongated obsidian blade that has a central ridge and curved sides that come to a point at the tip. The handle is oval in cross-section and tapers to a tip. There is a diamond-shaped design incised into both sides of the reddish-brown clay handle, and the design has been coloured with white pigment.
Item History
- Made in Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- C145
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- obsidian stone, clay, lime pigment and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- chipped and carved
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 25.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Western Melanesia
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0557