Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21 Sep 2022
Six Abelam lime spatulas
Six Abelam lime spatulas
Papua New Guinea
cassowary bone, with incised stylised decoration, pierced at one end, four with pigment fill, one labelled Kalabu and another NYIDGALIMBI,
the longest 33.5cm,
and a wood spatula, 39.2cm long. (7)
Provenance
Anthony Forge, 1929 - 1992, Anthropologist.