Cleveland Museum of Art
Lime Spatula
- Date
- before 1930
- Medium
- wood
- Culture
- Melanesia, New Guinea, Massim Area, Trobriand Islands, 20th century
- Department
- Oceania
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Intricately carved spatulas (chunum) were used to remove a mixture of areca nut, lime, and betel pepper from gourd containers for chewing. The stylized human face and figure are decorated with lime-filled incised designs.
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