Lime container with mixer
(early 20th century)
Medium
gourd, lime
Measurements
(a-b) 39.8 × 12.7 cm diameter (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
May River, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
O104.a-b-1979
Department
Pacific Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
Large oval shaped gourd with stopper or lime stick carved from bone. Carved band of headless figures, incised double scrolls, half-herringbone and dots, heightened with lime.