Lime spatula; black wood; carved; length 16.4 cm. Incised with lime.
Donor:
Bronislaw Malinowski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Massim region, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Massim
Collector:
Bronislaw Malinowski
Collection date:
1914-1920
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lime spatulas
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1972-1973 #42: Frank A. Norick/Frank A. Norick (January 8, 1973–January 11, 1973) and S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)