BETEL PARAPHERNALIA: ETHNIC VERY RARE PRIMITIVE LIME GOURD, HAND PAINTED TRADITIONAL MOTIFS CREATED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS (CHARCOAL & LIME), COLLECTED ON THE PREMISES, LAKE SENTANI, WEST PAPUA, IRIAN JAYA, LATE 1900'S.

THESE ETHNIC PRIMITIVE LIME GOURDS ARE VERY RARE AND HARD TO LOCATE, WE NEVER FOUND BUT 2 AVAILABLE IN THE SENTANI LAKE REGION. COLLECTED ON THE PREMISES IN THE LATE 1900’S. Extremely rare & very decorative Hand carved & Hand painted Lime Gourd Receptacle from Lake Sentani, Irian Jaya, West Papua. The nice traditional designs from the region that decorate it were created with natural dyes such as charcoal and lime.  A hand twisted twine made of bark or plant material allowed it to hang from a man’s belt. SIZE APPROXIMATELY: 6” x  6” and 17” all around. ITEM GOU2. THE TRADITIONAL LAKE SENTANI COLORS & MOTIFS REPRESENT 2 LARGE BEETLES SPACED AT INTERVALS WITH 2 MINIATURE CANOE SHAPED MOTIFS. LOVELY PIECE. WE ALSO CARRY CUSTOM MADE METAL HANDCRAFTED STANDS TO DISPLAY GOURDS, BASKETS AND POTTERY ETC..., FOR SALE HERE AS WELL, MANY SIZES AND HEIGHTS AVAILABLE. Betel chewing, mixed with lime, (produced by heating shells) is a central part of life in East New Guinea and the nearby