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Two spatulae handles from the Trobriands
Two spatulae handles from the Trobriands
Object Number 2004.24.18211
Display Title Two spatulae handles from the Trobriands
Descriptions
Object Description Two spatulae handles from the Trobriands. A.W. Fuller Collection. New Guinea. Acc. No. 46-54. 3 x 4 cf Frith, Art and Life in New Guinea. page 55 (Peabody Museum). Photograph F.B. Pleasants.
Subject
  • Decorated
  • Handle
  • Spatula
Department Photographic
Artist Frederick Rhodes Pleasants
Culture
  • Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Trobriand Islands
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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