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Lime container with stopper
(early 20th century)

Medium
gourd, tusk, cane, fibre

Measurements
(a-b) 21.0 × 6.6 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
O106.a-b-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Oval shaped container with lid made from woven orchid fibre, cane and pigtusk. Burnt concentric half circle patterns.