This is an old and classic Manam Island ladle—an object found in most major museum collections of Oceanic art. The carved wood handle has five long-nosed ancestral faces in a row. The scoop is a portion of a coconut shell lashed to the handle. The patina is a rich, glossy brown from generations of use. The piece is 20 ˝” in length, dates to the early 20th century. sold