Wus pot
(c. 1955)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
13.3 × 15.6 × 15.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss C. Whyte, 1974
© the artists
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Malekula Island, Vanuatu
Accession Number
ETH33-1974
Department
Pacific Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
Red clay hand built, erected lips, straight sides, rounded base. Below the lip, regular rows of applied knobs to halfway down the body. On the base, a dark mark from a fire.
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