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Massim whalebone spatula with shell decoration, Trobriand…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
18-Apr-2021
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Description:
Massim whalebone spatula with shell decoration, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Such whalebone spatulas as this are very rare and would serve more as a wealth and prestige object than an actual functioning lime spatula. Carved whalebone, shell money discs and seeds. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 35.5 x 3.5 cm
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Category:
Tribal: New Guinean