Lime spatula

Spatula with handle depicting a crouching human figure, seen in profile.
The limbs are decorated with scrolls.
The top of the blade is decorated with a double openwork support.
Attributed to “Masters of the concave back”.
Ebony wood with lime highlights
Height: 321mm
19th century
Kitava Island. Trobriand Archipelago

Provenance:
– John & Marcia Friede Collection. Rye. New York USA