Mionomehi Oriseegé (Ancestral Paths): Barkcloth from Omie
Past exhibition
Fate Jina'emmi (Iva) Papua New Guinean, Omie, b. c.1957
Visuano'e, sabu ahe ohu'o dahoru'e
natural pigments on nioge (barkcloth)
89.5 x 49 cm
832026
Teeth of the river fish, spots of the wood-boring grub and Omie mountains. The lines that run through the work are known as orriseege or pathways and provide a compositional...
Teeth of the river fish, spots of the wood-boring grub and Omie mountains.
The lines that run through the work are known as orriseege or pathways and provide a compositional framework fro the design.The arches are dahoru'e, the design of the Omie mountains. The chevron are visano'e the teeth of the river fish. The spots that have also been incorporated into this design are sabu ahe representing the spots which can be seen on the sides of a wood boring grub. This grub is sacred to Omie people as it plays an important part within the creation story of how Huaimo (Mt Lamington) cam to be volcanic. It is traditional sor'e (tattoo design) which was most commonly tattooed running in one line under both eyes.
The lines that run through the work are known as orriseege or pathways and provide a compositional framework fro the design.The arches are dahoru'e, the design of the Omie mountains. The chevron are visano'e the teeth of the river fish. The spots that have also been incorporated into this design are sabu ahe representing the spots which can be seen on the sides of a wood boring grub. This grub is sacred to Omie people as it plays an important part within the creation story of how Huaimo (Mt Lamington) cam to be volcanic. It is traditional sor'e (tattoo design) which was most commonly tattooed running in one line under both eyes.