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Lime spatula

Rossel people, Rossel Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Lime spatula
 (early 20th century)

Medium
wood, lime

Measurements
29.1 × 2.7 × 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
© the artists

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Rossel Island, Louisiades Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
O61-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Complex bird motif. Incised patterns heightened with lime.

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