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 FLORA OVIRO (ANU) of Omie Artists. The title is Vahuhu sine – Skin of the Yellow Snake. [OM10-081] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by FLORA OVIRO (ANU) of Omie Artists. The title is Vahuhu sine – Skin of the Yellow Snake. [OM10-081] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))
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FLORA OVIRO (ANU)

Vahuhu sine – Skin of the Yellow Snake
OM10-081
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
 Vahuhu sine – Skin of the Yell… | OM10-081
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This is a traditional Dahorurajé clan design known as vahuhu sine – skin of the yellow snake. Flora learnt this design from her mother Uveyvo Ajiro who learnt it from her mother, Nogi. Its origin can be traced back to Sidonejo village, the old Dahorurajé clan village situated beside Mt. Obo.