Accession No
1925.641 B
Description
Lime spatula. Elaborately carved handle of similar stylistic features.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Massim; Milne Bay; Maiwara
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1925.641 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
40mm x 17mm x 302mm
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Lime spatula. Elaborately carved handle of similar stylistic features.
Event Date 1/6/1997
Author: Remke Velden
Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: B On display in the Papua New Guinea, Maudslay Hall, from 1990. Display label notes' 4.Lime Spatulas: Of dugong bone and wood. Sample of a huge variety with phallic connotation in use. Massim. D’ Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay, Massim, Daui Papua New Guinea. d. W. E. Armstrong (1922.1714,1922.1656). d. R. E. Froude (Z10056). c & d. Dr. A.C. Haddon (1925.641 b). d. Lady des Voeux (1955.250)'
Event Date 5/2/2013
Author: Remke Velden
FM:278803
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