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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: Jessie Bujava (Kipora), siha-e ohu'o visuano-e - fruit of the tree and teeth of the fish

Jessie Bujava (Kipora) Papua New Guinea, Omie, b. 1970

siha-e ohu'o visuano-e - fruit of the tree and teeth of the fish
natural pigments on nioge (barkcloth)
114 x 65 cm
787960
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The lines that run in both directions through the work are known as orriseege or 'pathways' and provide a compositional framework for the design. Inside the black bands of orriseege...
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The lines that run in both directions through the work are known as orriseege or 'pathways' and provide a compositional framework for the design. Inside the black bands of orriseege is the diamond design siha'e, the fruit of the tree. The main designs are a combination of both siha'e, the fruit of the tree and visuano'e, the teeth of the mountain fish.
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