"Spoon Gulf Of Huon Region, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Late 19th Century"
SPOONHuon Gulf region, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
Late 19th century
Coconut
H.: 12.5 ; L.: 4.3 ; Th.: 2.5 cm
Spoon carved from a hollowed and polished section of coconut. Its spoon is oval and tapered, and its short handle features a stylized zoomorphic head in high relief, reminiscent of a dogfish.
N°169 from the exhibition "Cuillères du Monde : la collection d'une vie".
Ref.LP : 3103
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