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Lime container

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

Medium
gourd, lime

Measurements
22.2 × 8.8 cm diameter

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
May River, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
O96-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Hourglass shaped container with a circular opening at one end. Incised double scrolls and carved solid circles at the lower part of the container. On the top are oposed triangles and solid elliptic and oblong shapes all heightened with lime.

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