#32 • Wood Carved Pudding Knife

Part of Professor’s Collection Part One: Pacific & Pre-Columbian Artifacts (live auction by Blue Box Auction Gallery)

High bid $140.00

Status: Sold

Estimated Value: $450-750 Origin: Vanuatu, Banks Island Dimensions: 32 in. long Condition: Dark wood with some slight scratches on the blade.  Additional Information: Carved hardwood knife used in ceremonies incorporating taro pudding or lap-lap.  It is carved with symmetrical typical notch with a ancestors face, geometric, and ornate incised decoration midway up the shaft near the handle with a broad flat end and a narrowing blade on the opposite end.  The piece has province reportedly from Scott Duggleby, TX.