Lime spatula; carved black ebony; 4-vaned finial and two lateral crests with relief-carved frigate bird design; used for dipping lime from a gourd container to add to each chew of betel nut.
Donor:
Bronislaw Malinowski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua Region
Verbatim coll. place:
Melanesia; Trobriand Islands
Culture or time period:
Massim
Collector:
Bronislaw Malinowski
Collection date:
1914-1920
Materials:
Ebony (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lime spatulas
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1969-1970 #124: Design Department (UC Berkeley)/Lucretia Nelson (May 18, 1970–July 2, 1970) and S1972-1973 #42: Frank A. Norick/Frank A. Norick (January 8, 1973–January 11, 1973)