Details of Wilma Rubuno (Lamay)
About
Clan: Sahuote
Lives and works: Birrojo village, Oro Provence, PNG
As a young girl, Wilma was adopted by the late Cecilia Badaru, a Sahuote clan woman. Cecilia was the daughter-in-law of a very imporatnt barkcloth painter, Avarro, who was a former Chief of Sahuote clan woman. In 2010 Wilma's mother Cecilia came o her in a dream, she was holding up a bark cloth painting and she asked Wilma, "Can you see this design". Wilma replied, "Yes" and then her mother told her "This is your design now and you must paint this design". The next day when Wilma awoke she began painting the design. When the village Chiefs and elders saw the design Wilma was painting they were very surprised because she was painting one of Avarro's designs. That is, without ever having met Avarro. Wilma has been very passionate about painting this importat barkcloth design ever since. She is the proud mother of six children.
