Old Massim Lime Containers with Incised Designs and Pig Tooth Stoppers

Three old Massim lime containers, left: an old lime coconut…
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Three old Massim lime containers, left: an old lime coconut with incised designs and wood stopper centre: a small and very fine incised lime gourd with pig tooth stopper right: a fine incised lime gourd with pig tooth stopper. Provenance: Peter Hallinan collection no. H- 536; Peter Hallinan had one of the finest Oceanic Art collections ever assembled in Australia. He made numerous field collecting trips to many remote areas in Papua New Guinea, some of his collection was sold by Sotheby's London, December 7, 1992 8 cm, 14 cm, 10 cm (3)

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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