Large stirring spoon · Papua New Guinea - Tami Islands · ID: 3050121
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
L: 105 cm
L: 41.3 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
These spoons were 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 Large stirring spoon with the object ID 3050121 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 16 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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