A Massim 'Lime Spatula' Was Actually Ceremonial Currency for Mortuary and Bride-Wealth Obligations｜一支看似取石灰的刮棒，真正重要時卻被帶去付喪葬與婚資義務

The Met distinguishes ceremonial wonamo jilevia from ordinary lime spatulas: these turtle-shell objects were not used for betel chewing but circulated with shell and greenstone valuables. Men and women undertook inter-island canoe expeditions to obtain them and other ceremonial currencies for mortuary or bride-wealth obligations; added red shell disks increased value and signaled the giver’s rank.

它與日常 betel lime spatula 外形相關，但館頁明確說此類 ceremonial examples 不用來咀嚼檳榔；也不應把 Massim 各島交換制度扁平成單一『貨幣』模型。