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1905.63.73

?Lime spatula with stylised human handle [DCF Court Team 6/11/2002]

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1905.63.73

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Collection type
Object
Description
?Lime spatula with stylised human handle [DCF Court Team 6/11/2002]
Long description
Spatula with stylised carved human figure handle. The spatula is made of a cylindrical piece of wood. [MJD 26/01/2015]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Milne Bay Province Samarai Murua District Marshall Bennett Islands Iwa
Person
Field collector Cooke Daniels expedition
PRM source William Cooke Daniels
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
1904 - 1905
Acquisition information
Donated: 1905
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 203 mm, Width: max 25 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1905.63.73 Other numbers: Cooke Daniels number 73

Search terms: Tool, Narcotic, Spatula, Betel Accessory, Lime Accessory