Nom’e Javavamu Darugé I’jové (We Dance Our Designs to Life)

A Collection of Barkcloth Art from the Ömie Artists, Papua New Guinea

Nom’e Javavamu Darugé I’jové (We Dance Our Designs to Life)

A Collection of Barkcloth Art from the Ömie Artists, Papua New Guinea

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LILA WARRIMOU (MISASO) of Omie Artists. The title is Gojavö hanö’e, mahuva’oje ohu’o sabu deje – Feathers of the black and red parrot, pig hoof-prints and spots of the wood-boring grub. [15-075] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LILA WARRIMOU (MISASO) of Omie Artists. The title is Gojavö hanö’e, mahuva’oje ohu’o sabu deje – Feathers of the black and red parrot, pig hoof-prints and spots of the wood-boring grub. [15-075] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))
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LILA WARRIMOU (MISASO)

Gojavö hanö’e, mahuva’oje ohu’o sabu deje – Feathers of the black and red parrot, pig hoof-prints and spots of the wood-boring grub
Gojavö hanö’e, mahuva’oje ohu’o sabu deje – Feathers of the black and...

15-075
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
 Gojavö hanö’e, mahuva’oje ohu’… | 15-075
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkclot…
 73 x 54cm | 28.74 x 21.26in (irregular)
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Lila has painted traditional designs taught to her by her aunt, Joyce-Bella Mujorumo, former Duvahe (Chief) of Dahorurajé clan women. The border and the lines that run through the work are known as orriseegé or ‘pathways’ and provide a compositional framework for the design.

The main design – the bird-footprint like symbols within the eight frames – are gojavö hanö’e, the tailfeathers of the red and black parrot used in men’s feather headdresses. The black triangles within and surrounding the orriseegé frames are mahuva’oje, the hoofprints of a mischievous pig that has wreaked havoc on a garden. The spots within the orriseegé is a design called sabu deje, representing the spots which can be seen on the sides of a wood-boring grub. This grub is sacred to Ömie people as it plays an important part within the creation story of how Huvaemo (Mt. Lamington) came to be volcanic. It is a traditional soru’e (tattoo design) which was most commonly tattooed as a band of spots under each eye. Today it is applied to Ömie people’s faces for dance performances with natural pigments.

Lila has painted traditional designs taught to her by her aunt, Joyce-Bella Mujorumo, former Duvahe (Chief) of Dahorurajé clan women. The border and the lines that run through the work are known as orriseegé or ‘pathways’ and provide a compositional framework for the design.

The main design – the bird-footprint like symbols within the eight frames – are gojavö hanö’e, the tailfeathers of the red and black parrot used in men’s feather...