{"id":2431,"date":"2013-07-01T09:54:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T13:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:41:07","slug":"palm-spathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2013\/07\/palm-spathe\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Spathe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2013\/07\/PalmSpathe-web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2013\/07\/PalmSpathe-web.jpg\" alt=\"painted Palm Spathe\" class=\"wp-image-2432\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The spathe is the woody part of a palm tree that surrounds the flower.\u00a0 Cultures in tropical areas use this part of the tree for a variety of purposes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This palm spathe is from Saragum Village in the East Sepik River Province of Papua New Guinea.\u00a0 It features an image of a sitting male figure.\u00a0 Painted palm spathes of this type are used to decorate the front of a men\u2019s house, also known as Haus Tambaran, a building where the men of the village negotiate with the spirit world to assure the villagers\u2019 security and good fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other objects from Papua New Guinea that have been featured for Artifact of the Month include a <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2014\/01\/ceremonial-flute\/\">flute<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2017\/06\/yam-mask\/\">yam mask<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2019\/01\/dog-tooth-necklace\/\">dog tooth necklace<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2021\/01\/asaro-mud-mask\/\">mud mask<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2022\/01\/cassowary-bone-dagger\/\">cassowary bone dagger<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spathe is the woody part of a palm tree that surrounds the flower.  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