Lime gourd; small, pear shaped gourd with plaited band of yellow orchid fiber and brown fiber around top; twisted bark chord inserted through sides and tied for hanging; boar’s tusk used for stopped; two strands of blue, red, and white beads, at the end of which pearl shells are ties, is attached to top for ornamentation; 13 cm long. Gourd contains lime which is used in 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 containers and Plaited weaving
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1975-1976 #74: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (April 14, 1976–April 14, 1976)