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THBEarly 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Lime Container
Lot 132
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik, possibly Iatmul, ca. early 20th century CE. A skillfully carved wooden lime container or a "Bandi Na Iavo" presenting a long, cylindrical body that tapers to a narrow rim with a hemispherical lid all atop a concave, circular base. The beautiful vessel features an intricate abstract design along its smooth, tan body consisting of ovoid shapes and maze-like patterns formed with burnt lines of a chocolate brown hue. Displaying a central drill hole for insertion of the lime spatula, the lid of the cannister exhibits a carved register of ovals and a rounded, raised finial. Size: 2.875" in diameter x 15" H (7.3 cm x 38.1 cm); 16.75" H (42.5 cm) on included custom stand.
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "The Iatmul and other Middle Sepik peoples use betel nut, the fruit of the areca palm, which is chewed with lime made from burnt shells or coral and other substances to produce a mild stimulant effect. Among the Iatmul, the ornate containers and spatulas used respectively to hold and serve the lime had ceremonial as well as practical functions. Ceremonial lime containers were presented to newly initiated boys by their maternal uncles to mark their newly achieved status... To express pride, assertiveness, or anger, Iatmul men rapidly thrust the spatula in and out of the lime container so that the ridges, rubbing against the edges of the hole in the top, produced a harsh grating noise."
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#141743Collection label on base and side. Lightly abraded areas, as well as a few expected nicks/chips, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent and intact.Condition
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