A Massim lime spatula

A Massim lime spatula
Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
the handle with carved scroll and linear decoration to all four sides, with lime fill, the blade with a hand written label KENNEDY COLLECTION. 415. NEW GUINEA. LIME SPATULA. ETH: ALB: 31.1.94. and a printed label ABBEY MUSEUM, NEW BARNET,
28cm long.

Provenance
Kennedy Collection, UK, acquired in 1894.
William Ohly (1883 - 1955) Berkeley Galleries and Abbey Museum, New Barnet, London, UK, and thence by descent.