Spear Point Item Number: C583 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A many flaked ovate-shaped grey-brown stone piece that has a point at one end and a rounded end just opposite.
Narrative
Said to be from Batiki (or Mbatiki) Island.
Item History
- Made in Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Spear Point
- Identification Number
- C583
- Type of Item
- point
- Material
- stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- pressure flaked
- Overall
- height 4.7 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0932