Figure Item Number: C628 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Thin brown wood figure of a crouching human on a rectangular base with the elbows on the knees and the chin resting on the hands. Face has circular eyes, a large nose, and a horizontal line with upward pointing triangles for the mouth and teeth. The brow is decorated with a zig zag line and there are carved ears at each side. Traces of white clay overall.
Narrative
From the Massim region (Milne Bay Province) of Papua New Guinea.
Item History
- Made in 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
Who
- Culture
- Massim
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- 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
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0976