Wig Item Number: C623 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A wig with the hair secured by being knotted into a woven grass cap. Hair is brown with short curls overall.
History Of Use
Worn by a chief
Item History
- Made in 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
- Wig
- Identification Number
- C623
- Type of Item
- wig
- Material
- grass and human hair
- Manufacturing Technique
- knotted and woven
- Overall
- height 10.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 27.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- 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
- 2191/0972