A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
Wood (ebony)
Northern (?) Massim, New Guinea
19th Century
Size: 31cm long - 12¼ ins long
Wood (ebony)
Northern (?) Massim, New Guinea
19th Century
Size: 31cm long - 12¼ ins long
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
Wood (ebony)
Northern (?) Massim, New Guinea
19th Century
Size: 31cm long - 12¼ ins long
Wood (ebony)
Northern (?) Massim, New Guinea
19th Century
Size: 31cm long - 12¼ ins long
Double figure spatulas are one of the rarest forms of representation in the Massim corpus. In 2014 Beran records only six examples in the corpus of published spatula. This rare example now brings the number up to seven.
Ex Anthony Meyer Gallery, Paris
Ex Private UK collection
Ex Private UK collection
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
