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Mixed lime spoon with no definite patterns. Patterns in imitation of a Takainwa, cooking spoon or of a Takuriga, steering rudder.
Kena
Lime spatula, patterned.
Spatula
Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
280 mm (Length), 15 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)