Description (CMS Description)
For slicing fruit and vegetables, and spud for weeding
Event Date 24/7/1987
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & Inscriptions: 'Z. 3562 A' and 'O.X.385.M.' inscribed in white ink on the handle.
Event Date 3/1/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 3562 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Spatulae of bone, A, B & C for slicing fruit and vegetables, and spud for weeding. A marked ox 385 m (Maudslay), B marked ox 387 G (Gordon), C marked ox 388 H (Hugel)'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '14/G. H. J'. [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 14'.[stamped in red ink:] 'CUMAA 24 JUL 1987 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z 2562. Spatulae of bone. A, B, & C, for slicing fruit & vegetables, and spud for weeking. A marked OX 385 M (Maudslay), B marked OX 387 G (Gordon), C marked OX 388 H (von Hügel). Show Case number 14'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '14/G. H. J.'
Event Date 3/1/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Spatula of turtle bone used for dividing breadfruit (uto), triangular in shape. The handle has two small side projections. The centre of the spatula is divided into two by a natural bone ridge running longitudinally. The spatula end is made of the porous part of the bone at the top and almost wood-like at the back.
Event Date 3/1/2013
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 25/4/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden