Lime container with bone spatula · Papua New Guinea - Upper Sepik · ID: 3051651
Price
EUR 200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (2016)Size
L: 48 cm
26 cm (spatula)
L: 18.9 inch
10.2 inch (spatula)
Description
pumpkin, with pokerwork, still filled with lime, slightl dam., crack
Such calabash containers were used for storing the daily used portion of lime. Lime, betel nut and the leaves of the betel-pepper-bush were mixed together, forming the so-called “betel-bit”.
The object Lime container with bone spatula with the object ID 3051651 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 49 at that time and is currently available for EUR 200 in Open sale.
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