Figurative lime spatula "daga"
Papua New Guinea - Massim
not available anymore
Provenance
Thomas Schulze, Berlin, GermanySize
L: 38 cm
L: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, crowned by a stylized pair of figures, the faces decorated with fine linear incisions, slightly dam., missing part, chip at the tip of the spatula;
used for shell lime, which absorbs the biting taste of the betel nut.