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Mortar and pestle
(early 20th century)

Medium
Ebony

Measurements
(a-b) 15.5 × 12.3 × 3.2 cm (overall)

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

Accession Number
O67.a-b-1979

Department
Pacific Art

Physical description
Betel nut mortar in the shape of a Masawa canoe, with stylised bird, double circle motif and incised surface patterns.