Apokibi (Flying fox)
1988

Yatiikapa

Medium: earth and natural pigments on sago palm petiole
Measurements: 107.5 × 68.6 cm
Place/s of Execution: Bangwis village, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number: 2001.389
Department: Pacific Art
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
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: The painting depicts the largest of the several varieties of flying fox (opokibi) found in the Washkuk Hills. The flying fox is represented twice; in the upper and lower part of the painting. Each image forms a mirror image of the other.