Accession No
2018.109
Description
Tattoo tapping stick.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Central Province; Kairuku Hiri District; Porebada
Period
21st century
Source
Tola, D Seri (Mrs) [maker]; Arua, Dairi [collector]; [Lilje, Erna Sonja (Dr) [subsequent collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2018.109; MAA: MN0160.6; 9 [Lilje Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Motu
Material
Wood
Local Term
Iboki [Motu language]
Measurements
11mm x 21mm x 269mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected as part of the Pacific Presences Project (ERC, 2013-2018) and funded by the Crowther Beynon fund.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Field collection)
The tree ash was offered to Erna Lilje by Dairi Arua [nformation provided by Erna Lilje, 2018].
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Production / use)
Mrs D. Seri Tola who made the ash is a traditional tattooist [nformation provided by Erna Lilje, 2018].
Event Date 2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Tattoo tapping stick.
Event Date 7/3/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:283163
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