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Lime spatula

Massim people, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Lime spatula
 (early 20th century)

Medium
wood, lime

Measurements
39.8 × 4.3 × 2.0 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

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Massim area, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
O7-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Carved spatula with crocodile on handle, above two squatting human figures with two birds on top. Incisions heightened with lime.

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