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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: Teresa Kione (Avur'e), hone- bamboo

Teresa Kione (Avur'e)

hone- bamboo
natural pigments on nioge (barkcloth)
95 x 65 cm
787977
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The lines that run through the work are known as orriseege or 'pathways' and provide a compositional framework for the design. This checkered, woven effect of orriseege is most often...
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The lines that run through the work are known as orriseege or 'pathways' and provide a compositional framework for the design. This checkered, woven effect of orriseege is most often seen on Omie men's kukuhone, tobacco smoking pipes made from bamboo. Designs of the bamboo are believed to be some of the oldest soru'e (tattoo designs) amongst the Omie and Managalasi tribes and indeed this design, although very rare, is shared by both tribes. Teresa would often draw this design in the sand as a young girl. This ancestral design has a highly sacred meaning by the Omie duvahes (chiefs).
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