Melanesian Carved Lime Spatula, the curved finial with stylized frigate birds, pierced at the edge for attachments, patina of use, lg. 10 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-01-24
Three Melanesian Carved Wood Items, two elaborate Betel mortar and pestle sets, and an elaborate lime spatula, all carved from hardwood, lg. of spatula 18 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-01-06
New Guinea Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim area, the decoration with lime fill, custom stand, ht. 13 in. Provenance: Ex Beasley collection; The Leo Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-06
New Guinea Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim area, with an elaborate bilateral figurative and abstract design, some lime remaining in the details, lg. 14 1/2 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-07
Two Melanesian Carved Wood Lime Spatulas, Trobriand Islands, with abstract janus figures and incised scroll designs, lg. to 21 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-26
Massim Lime Spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, clapper type with typical carved motifs, traces of blue and lime pigments, lg. 14 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-07-10
New Guinea Carved Bone Lime Spatula, finial in the form of a bird, with red pigment and fiber attachments, lg. 13 in. Provenance: Leo Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
New Guinea Carved Bone Lime Spatula, decorated with woven fiber and shell drops, lg. 13 3/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Lime Spatula, New Guinea, lg. 10 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection. Exhibitions: Honolulu Academy of Arts. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
New Guinea Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim area, the handle in the form of a stylized human figure and with incised curvilinear designs on the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim region, eastern New Guinea, avian form, includes stand, ht. 11 1/4 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
