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Lime spatula

Mutuaga
Lime spatula
 (early 20th century)

Medium
ebony, lime

Measurements
44.6 × 3.6 × 6.6 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
O13-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Large composite animal decorated with scrollwork. Incised surface patterns heightened with lime. The animal has been speculatively interpreted as dog, pig, crocodile and cuscus (Harry Beran).

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