Lime Spatula (before 1930): Art, History and Details
Lime Spatula at the Cleveland Museum of Art: before 1930, wood. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Lime Spatula (before 1930) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
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.
Object facts
- Title: Lime Spatula
- Date: before 1930
- Culture: Melanesia, New Guinea, Massim Area, Trobriand Islands, 20th century
- Type: Sculpture
- Technique: wood
- Dimensions: Overall: 32.7 cm (12 7/8 in.)
- Collection: Oceanic Art
- Department: Oceania
- Accession number: 1971.153
Collection credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munro
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