| Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0047A,B |
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| Category |
Vessels; Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Lime container with spatula |
| Culture |
Melanesian |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Papua New Guinea |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
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| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early to mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
A: Gourd; Shell: Cowrie (Cypraeidae) and Conus; Glass beads; Mud; B: Bone (cassowary); Bamboo; Copper wire; Plant fiber |
| Description |
A: Lime container made of naturally shaped gourd; B: Lime spatula carved from a cassowary bone. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = B=2.8, Thickness = B=3.1, Max Diam = A=10.7, Length = A=24.6; B=28.4 |