Lime knife

Made:
1871-1925 in Papua New Guinea

Lime knife, made of carved bone stained with betel nut, decorated with broken string of beads, pearl shells and nuts, from New Guinea, 1871-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A114443
Materials:
bone, shell, thread, fibre, beads, glass and nut
type:
lime knives
credit:
Sotheby's