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Lime spatula

Lime spatula
 (early 20th century)

Medium
wood, lime
Measurements
38.6 × 2.5 × 0.9 cm
Place/s of Execution
Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
O2-1979
Department
Pacific Art
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
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
Snake scrollwork on handle topped with two birds. The inscised patterns heightened with lime.