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Lime container

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

Medium
gourd, lime

Measurements
24.2 × 6.7 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
O88-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Tubular, shaped lime container with a large circular opening at one end. Cetnred are incised patterns of half-herringbones, concentric oposed chevrons, dots, concentric elliptic shapes and lines all heightened with lime.

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