Spatula Item Number: C837 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown-black wood piece that has severe geometric designs carved on the handle consisting of a long 'eye' down along the middle with rimmed edges that flare slightly outward down along the blade from a widely carved horizontal band. A flat, rectangular-shaped finial as at the end of the handle. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point from a ridge along the middle.
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 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Spatula
- Identification Number
- C837
- Type of Item
- spatula
- Material
- ebony wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 42.8 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 1.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Trobriand
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (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 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1145