Ceremonial spoon · Papua New Guinea - Tami Islands · ID: 3041634
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Size
L: 60,5 cm
L: 23.8 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, small traces of white pigment, massive handle round in cross section, transition point to ladle carved with composite being (body of an insect, anthropomorphic head and arms, small crocodile head), slightly dam., abrasion of paint;
presumably used for sago, a starchy flour, which is produced from the inner pith of the sago palm. The flour is mixed with water and can be eaten as fried cake or boiled into a form of thick soup.
The object Ceremonial spoon with the object ID 3041634 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 41.
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