Lime spatula
A wood spatula that would have been used in the chewing of a quid: a betel leaf wrapped around portions of areca nut and slaked lime for its stimulating effect. A popular social pastime in many parts of Asia and Melanesia. Betel nut chewing is the fourth most popular social stimulant in the world.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 75/1961/2
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Smoking and narcotics
- Collection Area Region
- MELAN
- Material
- palm woodlime
- Common Name
- lime spatula
- Simple Name
- spatula
- Production County
- Massim district; Milne Bay
- Production Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Production Year High
- 1961
