| Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0023 |
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| Category |
Carvings; Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Lime spatula |
| Culture |
Melanesian: Northern Massim |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Papua New Guinea |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Milne Bay Province: Massim District |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Trobriand Islands |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1960s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood: ebony |
| Description |
Carved wooden lime spatula with a flat elongated "spoon" at distal end with slender extended handle expanding to form a wide openwork finial that is shallowly carved on both faces with various bird images in three groups that are stacked one above the other, all possibly representing stylized canoe prows, as well. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 4.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 30.9 |