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Lime container

Lime container
 (early 20th century)

Medium
gourd, lime
Measurements
46.7 × 8.6 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
May River, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
O101-1979
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
Large tubular shaped lime container with an opening at one end. On the middle of the gourd are carved and incised patterns of double scrolls, dots, wavy, circles and zig zags all heightened with lime.