Lime container with spatula
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
not available anymore
Provenance
Old German CollectionSize
H: 39,5 cm (calabash)/ 38 cm (spatula)
H: 15.6 inch (calabash)/ 15.0 inch (spatula)
Description
pumpkin, cassowary bone, pokerwork, spatula handle in shape of a hornbill head, slightly dam., base.
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”.
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