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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
32.5 × 4.2 × 0.8 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
O60-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Deep complex scrollwork with central double ridge and knob on the handle. Incised surface patterns heightened with lime.

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