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Lime spatula
(early 20th century)

Medium
ebony, lime

Measurements
34.0 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria in memory of Stanley Gordon Moriarty by Jean McKay Moriarty, Fellow, 1979
© the artists

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

Accession Number
O3-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Stylised crocdile head, concave square, wave-bai pattern heightened with lime. Spatula carved in bulabula flower motif.