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We hold our mothers' teachings in our hearts and hands: Bark cloths from PNG

Past exhibition
1 - 31 August 2011
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Evelyn Javoro (Lorrima), obohutague - sahuote clan tattoo design

Evelyn Javoro (Lorrima)

obohutague - sahuote clan tattoo design
natural pigments on nioge (barkcloth)
91 x 87 cm
787954
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This is perhaps one of the most highly regarded soru'e (tattoo designs) for men of the Sahuote clan. It symbolises the bark of the tree. Apart from Evelyn Javoro (Lorrima),...
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This is perhaps one of the most highly regarded soru'e (tattoo designs) for men of the Sahuote clan. It symbolises the bark of the tree. Apart from Evelyn Javoro (Lorrima), only two other barkcloth artists paint this design today including Willington's daughter Nerry Keme (Namuno) and Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari), both of whom were born in Sahuote clan villages - Gorabuna and Budo, respectively.
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