An imposing lime spatula from the Massim of Papua New Guinea. This one has two sets of ancestral heads above what appears to be a smiling face with wide set eyes and a moustache. They may be frigate birds, but it certainly borders on the Escheresque. In-filled with white lime, it is finely carved from dense hardwood and stands a full 15” on a custom base. Pre-1930.  #2321  SOLD