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Pig

Pig
 (early 20th century)

Medium
wood, earth pigments
Measurements
21.5 × 48.1 × 15.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
ETH20-1973
Department
Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Hilda Richards, 1973
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Carved wooden pig, standing, tail straight and protrudes backwards with a single row of carved zig zag lines on either side of the pig's body, heightened with lime.