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Lime container and stick

May River, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Lime container and stick
 (early 20th century)

Medium
gourd, cowrie shells, shells, fibre, clay, beads, bone

Measurements
(a-b) 44.3 × 11.0 × 8.0 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

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
May River, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
O78.a-b-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Both ends of the gourd are decorated with shells pressed in clay. The bone mixer has strings with shells and coloured beads (green, white).

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