Massim Lime Spatula-Beasley Collection-New Guinea Art
Beasley Massim Lime Spatula
Massim area, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Henry C. Collyer, antiquarian/archaeologist and member of the British Anthropological Institute from 1888
Acquired by Harry Beasley from Stevens Auction Rooms on 27 May 1924 (#1419)
J. J. Klejman, New York
Acquired by Martin and Faith-Dorian Wright on 30 May 1967
Exhibited in Seafarers of New Guinea: Art of the Massim Area at the Museum of Primitive Art, New York February 12–May 10, 1964, no. 42
19th century
14 ¼” (36.2 cm) in height
Published in "OCEANIC ART: PROVENANCE AND HISTORY" edited by Michael Hamson, pages 48/49, item 7.