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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
44.7 × 6.4 × 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

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

Accession Number
O25-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Hollow boat form with stylised bird and wave motif incisions heightened with lime.

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