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Papa sombo (Water-worn river rocks)

Papa sombo (Water-worn river rocks)
 1972

Medium
earth and natural pigments on sago palm petiole
Measurements
119.5 × 62.9 cm
Place/s of Execution
Bangwis village, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
2001.411
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
© Ross Bowden
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 three large roughly circular black forms arranged down the centre of the bark represent water-worn stones (pap sombo) of the kind found in the mountain streams.