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Spatula

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

Medium
ebony, lime, beads, cord

Measurements
27.2 × 4.7 × 1.0 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
© the artists

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

Accession Number
O27-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Stylised tortoise on two bird heads. The incised patterns heightened with lime. The tortoise wears a necklace of trading beads in the colour red, blue and white.

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