Lime container and stopper
Unidentified probably Iatmul maker, Middle Sepik River, Papua New GuineaLate Transitional Period
Bamboo, rattan, wood, cassowary feathers, sago leaf raffia, pigment
Overall: 26 9/16 × 2 3/4 in. (67.5 × 7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.27763
Geography/Culture
Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Lime Container
Classification
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; given to present collection, 1990.
Old Number
O1916
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