Lime container
(early 20th century)

May River, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Medium: gourd, lime
Measurements: 28.5 × 7.0 × 6.5 cm
Place/s of Execution: May River, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number: O94-1979
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
© the artists
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: Oblong shaped container with a circular opening at one end. Carved and incised oval shapes with half-herringbone patterns inside, solid diamonds, circles and chevrons all heightened with lime.