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Lime container with ornamented spatula (stopper)
Lime container with ornamented spatula (stopper)

Lime container with ornamented spatula (stopper)

Maker Melanesian
Object number69.71
ProvenancePurchased from Mathias Komor, New York City; Seattle Art Museum Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, May 1969
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions16 1/4 in. (41.28 cm) Diam.: 3 3/8 in.
MediumNassa cowrie shells with paint, twine, and fiber
Masquerade costume
Masquerade costume
Melanesian
Object number: 93.162
Totemic mask
Totemic mask
Melanesian
ca. 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 70.122
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Lime spatula
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1470
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Lime spatula
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1471
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Lime container and spatula
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1497
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Garment
Pankshin
Object number: 81.17.1797
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Garment
Pankshin
Object number: 81.17.1798
Yam Mask (Baba)
Yam Mask (Baba)
Melanesian
Object number: 68.112
Headdress
Congolese
Object number: 2001.304
Headdress
Headdress
Maasai
Object number: 81.17.1025
Kalyeem hat with decorated cowrie flap (Malelyeem)
Kuba
20th century
Object number: 2001.306
Milk container (bottle) with lid
Milk container (bottle) with lid
Maasai
Object number: 81.17.1109