Massim Turtle Shell Spatula (Ghena)
date
about 1800-1899
creation place
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay
medium & support
Carved and incised tortoise shell with attached shells
measurements
10 1/4 x 6 3/16 x 7/8 in. (26.04 x 15.72 x 2.24 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation
accession number
2014.003.000
keywords
bird, ceremonial object, ceremony, civilization, court, culture, currency, death, earth, family, funerary object, government, nature, occupations, offspring, reptile, snake, society, spatula, state, widow, world
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