Lime spatula

Reference : 11335

Nohou wood, traces of lime
Dimensions: Height 41 cm
Presumed date of manufacture: ^19th century
Ile Mouk.
Iles de l’Amirauté

Provenance:
Private collection. USA
Galerie Flak, Paris

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Elegant, dually carved spatula featuring a crocodile head on which rests a female figure, depicted standing, arms free of the torso, hands resting on the hips.
Striations on either side of the arms simulate the ornaments worn in this region, in reference to clan membership, and the importance of the embodied woman.

Price: €3,200

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