Lime container and spatula
- Description:
- Men in Papua New Guinea use gourd or bamboo containers to hold powdered lime that is chewed with the betel nut or used for specific ceremonies. The container includes a long spatula used to spoon the lime from the container. The spatula, made from a cassowary bird bone, is in the form of a parrot’s head. The lime itself is obtained from oxidized... Papua New Guinea
- Location:
- Papua New Guinea
- Format:
- image
- Collections:
- Digital Public Library of America
- Contributors:
- The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
- Content partner:
- The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
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- Not specified
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