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Lot Essay
L’iconographie singulière de l’objet présenté ici, unique dans le corpus des spatules à chaux de cette région, présente deux figures humaines se tenant dos à dos, l’une contre l’autre, pouvant rappeler celle de certains poteaux de maisons cérémonielles. Une spatule semblable a été photographiée dans le village de Natagera sur l’île de Santa Ana, et publiée par Bernatzik, H., Owa Raha, 1936, fig. 112.
The peculiar iconography of our present lot, unique in the case of lime spatulas, and showing two human figures standing with their backs against each other might be reminiscent of that of certain posts of ceremonial houses, such as the one photographed in the Natagera village on Santa Ana, and published by Bernatzik, H., Owa Raha, 1936, fig. 112. An identical iconography can be seen on a beautiful amulet-like object, published in Waite, D. and Conru, K., Trésors des Iles Salomon, 2007, p. 108, fig. 58.
The peculiar iconography of our present lot, unique in the case of lime spatulas, and showing two human figures standing with their backs against each other might be reminiscent of that of certain posts of ceremonial houses, such as the one photographed in the Natagera village on Santa Ana, and published by Bernatzik, H., Owa Raha, 1936, fig. 112. An identical iconography can be seen on a beautiful amulet-like object, published in Waite, D. and Conru, K., Trésors des Iles Salomon, 2007, p. 108, fig. 58.