Lime tube with bird finial · Papua New Guinea, Iatmul · ID: 3047231
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
British Private CollectionSize
H: 66 cm
H: 26.0 inch
Description
wood, bamboo tube, plant fibre, pigments, base
Lime was produced by burning coral and purifying the residue. It was mainly needed for the consumption of betel, where it was wrapped in a leaf of the so-called betel pepper together with a piece of betel nut and chewed in the mouth.
Comparing literature
Friede, John & Marcia, New Guinea Art, Vol. 1, San Francisco 2005, ill. 189