Lime spatula ·  Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim · ID: 3041128

Description

wood, shiny black patina, handle zone in shape of a fine carved squatting figure, openworked curvinlinear ornamens on both sides of the spatula base, slightly dam., custom mount;
used for shell lime, which absorbs the biting taste of the betel nut.

The object Lime spatula with the object ID 3041128 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 30 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200.

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