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Lima spatula

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

Medium
wood

Measurements
27.7 × 3.8 × 1.7 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
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
O41-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Human figure in profile sitting on scroll and wave composition.

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