Lime container with spatula · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3050187
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, GermanySize
H: 30 cm (calabash)
36,5 cm (spatula)
H: 11.8 inch (calabash)
14.4 inch (spatula)
Description
pumpkin, cassowary bone, fibre, nassa snails, pokerwork, spatula handle in shape of a hornbill head
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 spatula with the object ID 3050187 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 61 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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