Lot: 16

Grande cuillère à mélanger

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Îles Tami

Provenance Taille Adjugé
American Private Collection L: 105 cm Vendu

wood, pigments,

These spoons were used for sago, a starchy flour, which is produced from the inner pith of the sago palm. The flour is mixed with water and can be eaten as fried cake or boiled into a form of thick soup.