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Lime spatula

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

Medium
wood

Measurements
50.0 × 5.5 × 0.7 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
© 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
O55-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Two addorsed human figures in profile sitting or squatting. Elongated scrollwork.

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