Western Courtyard, Ta Prohm, Cambodia, Linda Connor

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born 1944
Western Courtyard, Ta Prohm, Cambodia, 2003
Where object was made: Cambodia
Material/technique: gelatin silver print; gold-toned printing-out paper
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 20.32 x 25.4 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 x 10 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 16 x 20 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Museum of Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2008.0331
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Exhibition Label: "Trees & Other Ramifications: Branches in Nature & Culture," Mar-2009, Steve Goddard When the seed of the Banyan or Strangler Fig (Ficus gibbosa) sprouts in a host tree, it develops as an epiphyte-a plant that grows on host plant without being parasitic. Ultimately the Banyan can completely encase the host tree in its aggressive root system, as it has overwhelmed the temple foundations at Ta Prohm.