Spatula Item Number: C836 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spatula with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip, and a handle with four ridges. The butt end of the handle has a cylindrical finial. Where the neck of the blade meets the handle there is an incised abstract design that has been filled in with white pigment.
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
- C836
- Type of Item
- spatula
- Material
- ebony wood and lime mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 53.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 1.8 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
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 66
- Accession Number
- 2191/1144