IDNO

P.145360.RDG

Description

Documentary photograph of:
"1. Carved wooden spoon, provenance unknown, probably East Indian Islands or Madagascar.?
2. New Guinea. Lime spatula. District unknown. Female form with protruding tongue.
[Third spoon not described]."

The Lime spatula is now in the care of the MAA, reference 1927.1070, and described as:
"Spatula - Ebony lime spatula carved to represent the upper part of a woman with her tongue extending to her chest, arms extended and hands clasped.
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Massim District; ?Murua
Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [donor]." [Description from record 1927.1070, JD 19/02/2020]

Place

E Africa; S Asia; Oceania Melanesia; ?Madagascar; Papua New Guinea; ?East Indian Islands; Massim District; ?Murua

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Ridgeway, William

Date

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.145303.RDG - P.145387.RDG were located in a white archive sleeve, now numbered C999/, and transferred from MAA Paper Archives, W10/2/10, by Jos Dudding, 13/12/2019.