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Odunaige (Climbing vine with thorns and tendrils)

Nerry Keme (Namuno)
Odunaige (Climbing vine with thorns and tendrils)
 2006

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

Measurements
157.0 × 72.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of David Baker, 2007
© the artist

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

Accession Number
2007.386

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
The artist depicts the Odunaige vines with their long tendrils which grows throughout Ömie territory. An image of Odunaige tendrils was once burned into the Ömie's cane smoking pipe. Nerry's painting is her own interpretation of this classic Ömie insignia.

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