Accession No
1927.1877 B
Description
Spoon made from iron wood.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Melanesia; Mandated New Guinea; Morobe Province; Huon Gulf; Tami Island
Period
Source
Humphreys, Clarence Blake [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1927.1877 B; MAA: 1927.1877 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
sangawul
Measurements
500mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads: "27.1877.A-B | Mandated N.Guinea / TAMI I'd off Finschafen / Bowl (MULIMO) & Spoon (SANGAWUL) of iron-wood (KABUEL). No special name for human figure. Rubbed with black earth (DA) also with pig's tusk. Ear form at base of handle. Bird not names. Cut with oyster shell. White colour - lime (KA); Red = red oxide earth. / Humphrey's Coll'n."
Second hand, black biro: "MELANESIA", "Morobe District"; "A - [missing in pencil] / B -50 cm long. Very good condition."
Red circular sticker in top right of card.
Event Date 28/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card notes: "Bowl (MULIMO) & Spoon (SANGAWUL) of iron-wood (KABUEL). No special name for human figure. Rubbed with black earth (DA) also with pig's tusk. Ear form at base of handle. Bird not names. Cut with oyster shell. White colour - lime (KA); Red = red oxide earth."
Event Date 28/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:287801
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