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Spatula / Clapper

Massim people, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Spatula / Clapper
 (early 20th century)

Medium
ebony, lime

Measurements
32.6 × 3.7 × 2.3 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
O12-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
The handle of clapper cut into 2 sections and hollowed out to form a sound box. Double stylised bird, wave motifs, clapper handle, incised surface patterns heightened with lime.

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