No si hijomiono’o jabesi soré jajivo - (We are painting the designs of our ancestors)

A Collection of barkcloth art from the Ömie Artists, Papua New Guinea.

No si hijomiono’o jabesi soré jajivo - (We are painting the designs of our ancestors)

A Collection of barkcloth art from the Ömie Artists, Papua New Guinea.

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by ELIZABETH GUHO (OWKEJA) of Omie Artists. The title is Mahudan’e – Pig’s Tusks (Traditional Ömie Wealth). [OM10-085] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by ELIZABETH GUHO (OWKEJA) of Omie Artists. The title is Mahudan’e – Pig’s Tusks (Traditional Ömie Wealth). [OM10-085] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))
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ELIZABETH GUHO (OWKEJA)

Mahudan’e – Pig’s Tusks (Traditional Ömie Wealth)
OM10-085
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
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Elizabeth has painted a design called mahudan’e - pig’s tusks. Pig’s tusks are the traditional wealth used by Ömie tribespeople. They are still highly valued today and are most often worn as necklaces during dance ceremonies and performances. Elizabeth was taught this design from her mother Martha Ruruvé, a Sahuoté clanwoman from Gorabuna village. The border as well as the lines that run through the work are known as orriseegé or ’pathways’ and provide a compositional framework for the design.

Elizabeth has painted a design called mahudan’e - pig’s tusks. Pig’s tusks are the traditional wealth used by Ömie tribespeople. They are still highly valued today and are most often worn as necklaces during dance ceremonies and performances. Elizabeth was taught this design from her mother Martha Ruruvé, a Sahuoté clanwoman from Gorabuna village. The border as well as the lines that run through the work are known as orriseegé or ’pathways’...