A Massim lime spatula Trobriand Islands

A Massim lime spatula

Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea

with a carved and pierced seated figure,

35.5cm long.

Provenance

From the estate of Margaret Mavel, whose mother took the spatula to America from Australia when she emigrated aged 100.

Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art, 19th June 2014, lot 1615.