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BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ)
Kutito – Design of the Caterpillar16-012
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
Kutito – Design of the Caterpi… | 16-012
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkclot…
92 x 97cm | 36.22 x 38.19in (irregular)
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Brenda Kesi (Ariré) has painted an ancestral Ematé clan design known as kutito [2], the caterpillar. This design can be traced to the the old Ematé clan village of Enopé which was abandoned due to the 1951 eruption of Huvaimo (Mount Lamington). Brenda recalls how her mother was taught this design by her mother, Munne. Brenda is the only Ömie woman who remembers this ancient and important design.
[1] An identical design has been identified in the collection of the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, collected in Oro Province in the 1950s or earlier. (UQ Anthropolgy Museum Collection Registration No. 1410).
[2] This design is also sometimes called kutitoi
Brenda Kesi (Ariré) has painted an ancestral Ematé clan design known as kutito [2], the caterpillar. This design can be traced to the the old Ematé clan village of Enopé which was abandoned due to the 1951 eruption of Huvaimo (Mount Lamington). Brenda recalls how her mother was taught this design by her mother, Munne. Brenda is the only Ömie woman who remembers this ancient and important design.
[1] An identical design has been identified in the collection... Read More
[1] An identical design has been identified in the collection... Read More