lime container, bamboo pyroengraved incised designs in four horizontal bands divided by rows of straight lines; within each band are ovoid and triangular “islands”; carved wood stopper at top
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Aibom village, Lake Chambri, Middle Sepik River area, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lime containers
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb and 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories