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Butötudë'e ohu'o savan dëgirane (Spiderweb design and backbones of mountain frogs)
2005

Medium
natural pigments on nioge (woman's barkcloth skirt)

Measurements
118.3 × 73.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2006
© the artist

Gallery location
The Ancient World
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Godibehi village, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
2006.368

Department
Pacific Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
The painting depicts traditional designs from Ömie culture - spiderweb and the backbones of water frogs. Frog's backbone design was traditionally dominant in Ömie culture.