DepartmentOceania

Lime Spatula

NameLime Spatula

Artist Mutuaga

CultureMassim

Datelate 19th century

Place madePapua New Guinea, Melanesia, OCEANIA

MediumWood, Lime Pigment

DimensionsH: 13.5”, W: 1.75”, D: 1 1/8”

Credit LineGift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts

Object numberA.2025.29.29

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ProvenancePurchased from Taylor Dale Gallery in May 2002 Ex. Brisbane, Australia antique dealers (Lynley Jenkins and Cecily Critchley of Chantilly Antiques, European dealers)` Collected by Australian missionaries based on Thursday Island in the Torres Straits in the late 19th century Gift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025

DescriptionCarved wood spatula with three animal figures.