Very beautiful and old lime spatula surmounted by a figure constituting its handle, topped by a crest, and decorated with beautiful engraved interlacing motifs. See for a very similar spatula reproduced in Stephen Chauvet's book, Arts Indigènes de Nouvelle-Guinée, objects n° 227, pl. 62. Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea Hardwood, small old minor chip at the bottom of the spatula otherwise excellent condition, very nice patina. H. 29 cm Provenance: - Thomas Otte Stensager Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark - Michael Hamson