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Lime spatula

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

Medium
ebony, lime

Measurements
31.2 × 4.7 × 0.5 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
Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
O20-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Complex scroll and bird composition incised surface patterns heightened with lime.

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