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May boga (Taro plant)

Meyibor
May boga (Taro plant)
 1988

Medium
earth and natural pigments on sago palm petiole

Measurements
104.1 × 70.9 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of The Thomas William Lasham Fund, Founder Benefactor, 2001
© Courtesy of the copyright holder

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Bangwis village, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
2001.404

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
The painting depicts may boga, a variety of taro plant with an edible corm. Each of the barks displays one of the plant’s large heart-shaped leaves. The four leaves are connected in the centre of the design to the plant’s edible corm represented by the black roundel outline in yellow, white and red.

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