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Pig
(early 20th century)

Medium
wood, earth pigments

Measurements
21.5 × 48.1 × 15.1 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Hilda Richards, 1973

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
ETH20-1973

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Carved wooden pig, standing, tail straight and protrudes backwards with a single row of carved zig zag lines on either side of the pig's body, heightened with lime.