Lime spatula

Museum number:
11-40998
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Accession number:
Acc.2519
Description:
Lime spatula; wood carved with zoomorphic figure at top of spatula and white ochre in carved areas; 29 cm long. Lime is placed on spatula in the process of betel nut chewing.
Donor:
Daniel L. Adler
Collection place:
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua Region
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lime spatulas
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Lime spatula, accession number 11-40998, described as Lime spatula; wood carved with zoomorphic figure at top of spatula and white ochre in carved areas; 29 cm long. Lime is placed on spatula in the process of betel nut chewing.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Lime spatula, accession number 11-40998, described as Lime spatula; wood carved with zoomorphic figure at top of spatula and white ochre in carved areas; 29 cm long. Lime is placed on spatula in the process of betel nut chewing.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Lime spatula, accession number 11-40998, described as Lime spatula; wood carved with zoomorphic figure at top of spatula and white ochre in carved areas; 29 cm long. Lime is placed on spatula in the process of betel nut chewing.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Lime spatula, accession number 11-40998, described as Lime spatula; wood carved with zoomorphic figure at top of spatula and white ochre in carved areas; 29 cm long. Lime is placed on spatula in the process of betel nut chewing.

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