Scoop, sago

Description

Sago scoop of blackened palmwood, the handle carved with a janus-headed figure, the lines picked out with lime: Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Tami Islands, early 19th century

Museum reference

A.1949.172

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Scoop, sago

Production information

Tami Islands, Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Palmwood, Pigment

Physical description

Palmwood, blackened; handle carved with a janus-headed figure; lines picked out with lime, traces of red pigment