African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 1031
An Admiralty Islands lime spatula
Estimate £500 - £600 | Hammer £500
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Description
An Admiralty Islands lime spatula
Melanesia
the finial carved as a standing male figure with tied cloth ribbon and three coloured glass bead, with a tapered blade,
53.7cm long.
cf. Admiralty Islands, Art from the South Seas, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 2002, p.157-160.