![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))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/g/gojavc3a3-hanc3a3c3a2e-mahuvac3a2oje-ohuc3a2o-sabu-deje-c3a2-feathers-of-the-black-and-red-parrot-pig-hoof-prints-4489.png)
LILA WARRIMOU (MISASO)
Gojavö hanö’e, mahuva’oje ohu’o sabu deje – Feathe…
15-075
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
73 x 54cm | 28.74 x 21.26in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ) of Omie Artists. The title is Taliobamë’e – Ancestral Design of the Mud. [15-074] (Appliquéd Mud-Dyed Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/t/artwork/b/taliobamëe-ancestral-design-of-the-mud-4487-MEDIUM-2.webp)
BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ)
Taliobamë’e – Ancestral Design of the Mud
15-074
Appliquéd Mud-Dyed Nioge (Barkcloth)
110 x 43cm | 43.31 x 16.93in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DAPENI JONEVARI (MOKOKARI) of Omie Artists. The title is Ujawé soru’e (Asimano’e, taigu taigu’e, odunaigö’e ohu’o vinohu’e/siha’e) – Men’s ceremonial initiation tattoos (Heads of men, pattern of a leaf, jungle vines and Siha’e fruit design of the bellybutton). [15-079] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/u/ujawc3a3-soruc3a2e-asimanoc3a2e-taigu-taiguc3a2e-odunaigc3a3c3a2e-ohuc3a2o-vinohuc3a2esihac3a2e-c3a2-menc3a2s-4492.png)
DAPENI JONEVARI (MOKOKARI)
Ujawé soru’e (Asimano’e, taigu taigu’e, odunaigö’e…
15-079
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
137 x 66cm | 53.94 x 25.98in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DAPENI JONEVARI (MOKOKARI) of Omie Artists. The title is Ujawé soru’e [Asimano’e (taigu taigu’e, odunaigö’e, vinohu’e) ohu’o dahoru’e] - Men’s ceremonial initiation tattoos [Heads of men (with pattern of a leaf, jungle vines, siha’e fruit design of the bellybutton) and Ömie mountains]. [15-007] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/u/ujawc3a3-soruc3a2e-asimanoc3a2e-taigu-taiguc3a2e-odunaigc3a3c3a2e-vinohuc3a2e-ohuc3a2o-dahoruc3a2e-menc3a2s-4613.png)
DAPENI JONEVARI (MOKOKARI)
Ujawé soru’e [Asimano’e (taigu taigu’e, odunaigö’e…
15-007
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
135.5 x 59.5cm | 53.35 x 23.43in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DAPENI JONEVARI (MOKOKARI) of Omie Artists. The title is Ujawé soru’e (Asimano’e, taigu taigu’e, odunaigö’e ohu’o vinohu’e) ohu’o dahoru’e – Men’s ceremonial initiation tattoos (Heads of men, pattern of a leaf, jungle vines and Siha’e fruit tattoo design of the bellybutton) and Ömie mountains. [16-017] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/u/ujawc3a3-soruc3a2e-asimanoc3a2e-taigu-taiguc3a2e-odunaigc3a3c3a2e-ohuc3a2o-vinohuc3a2e-ohuc3a2o-dahoruc3a2e-4493.png)
DAPENI JONEVARI (MOKOKARI)
Ujawé soru’e (Asimano’e, taigu taigu’e, odunaigö’e…
16-017
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
129 x 54cm | 50.79 x 21.26in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by MALA NARI (MATOSI) of Omie Artists. The title is Dahoru’e, hitai, buborianö’e ohu’o tuböre une – Ömie mountains, river boulders, beaks of the Papuan Hornbill and eggs of the Dwarf Cassowary. [14-105] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/d/dahoruc3a2e-hitai-buborianc3a3c3a2e-ohuc3a2o-tubc3a3re-une-c3a2-c3a3mie-mountains-river-boulders-beaks-of-4495.png)
MALA NARI (MATOSI)
Dahoru’e, hitai, buborianö’e ohu’o tuböre une – Öm…
14-105
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
184 x 128cm | 72.44 x 50.39in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DIONA JONEVARI (SUWARARI) of Omie Artists. The title is Mahudan’e, vison’e, dahoru’e ohu’o buborianö’e – Pig tusk jewellery (customary wealth), eel bone jewellery for initiation nasal septum piercings, Ömie mountains and beaks of the Papuan Hornbill. [15-093] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/m/mahudanc3a2e-visonc3a2e-dahoruc3a2e-ohuc3a2o-buborianc3a3c3a2e-c3a2-pig-tusk-jewellery-customary-wealth-4501.png)
DIONA JONEVARI (SUWARARI)
Mahudan’e, vison’e, dahoru’e ohu’o buborianö’e – P…
15-093
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
159 x 64cm | 62.6 x 25.2in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DIONA JONEVARI (SUWARARI) of Omie Artists. The title is Dahoru’e, buborianö’e, vë’i ija ahe, odunaigö’e , jö’o sor’e, sabu ahe ohu’o siha’e – Ömie mountains, beaks of the Papuan Hornbill, bone of the lizard, jungle vine, uncurling fern fronds, spots of the wood-boring grub and fruit of the Sihe tree. [15-086] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/d/dahoruc3a2e-buborianc3a3c3a2e-vc3a3c3a2i-ija-ahe-odunaigc3a3c3a2e-jc3a3c3a2o-sorc3a2e-sabu-ahe-ohuc3a2o-sihac3a2e-4606.png)
DIONA JONEVARI (SUWARARI)
Dahoru’e, buborianö’e, vë’i ija ahe, odunaigö’e , …
15-086
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
145 x 63cm | 57.09 x 24.8in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by MARTHA-JEAN UHAMO (DOGARINE) of Omie Artists. The title is Misai ohu’o Samwé han’e – Misajé clan emblem of the river plant and leaves of the Samwé tree. [15-082] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/m/artwork/m/misai-ohuo-samwé-hane-misajé-clan-emblem-of-the-river-plant-and-leaves-of-the-samwé-tree-4499-MEDIUM-2.webp)
MARTHA-JEAN UHAMO (DOGARINE)
Misai ohu’o Samwé han’e – Misajé clan emblem of th…
15-082
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
85 x 76cm | 33.46 x 29.92in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by SARAH UGIBARI of Omie Artists. The title is Ujawé soru’e (jö’o sor’e ohu’o taigu taigu’e) ohu’o mokoj’e an’e – Men’s ceremonial initiation tattoos (uncurling fern fronds and pattern of a leaf) and beaks of the parrot. [14-112] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/u/ujawc3a3-soruc3a2e-jc3a3c3a2o-sorc3a2e-ohuc3a2o-taigu-taiguc3a2e-ohuc3a2o-mokojc3a2e-anc3a2e-c3a2-menc3a2s-ceremonial-4481.png)
SARAH UGIBARI
Ujawé soru’e (jö’o sor’e ohu’o taigu taigu’e) ohu’…
14-112
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
105 x 81cm | 41.34 x 31.89in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LILA WARRIMOU (MISASO) of Omie Artists. The title is Avino’e - Design of the Moon. [09-001] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/a/artwork/l/avinoe-design-of-the-moon-4724-MEDIUM-2.webp)
LILA WARRIMOU (MISASO)
Avino’e - Design of the Moon
09-001
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
123 x 90cm | 48.43 x 35.43in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ) of Omie Artists. The title is Wo’ohohe – Ground-burrowing Spider. [15-073] (Appliquéd Mud-Dyed Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/w/artwork/b/woohohe-ground-burrowing-spider-4485-MEDIUM-2.webp)
BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ)
Wo’ohohe – Ground-burrowing Spider
15-073
Appliquéd Mud-Dyed Nioge (Barkcloth)
150 x 70.5cm | 59.06 x 27.76in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DAPENI JONEVARI (MOKOKARI) of Omie Artists. The title is Ujawé soru’e (Asimano’e, taigu taigu’e, odunaigö’e, vinohu’e ohu’o dahoru’e) – Men’s ceremonial initiation tattoos (Heads of men, pattern of a leaf, jungle vines, Siha’e fruit design of the bellybutton and Ömie mountains). [15-078] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/u/ujawc3a3-soruc3a2e-asimanoc3a2e-taigu-taiguc3a2e-odunaigc3a3c3a2e-vinohuc3a2e-ohuc3a2o-dahoruc3a2e-c3a2-menc3a2s-4491.png)
DAPENI JONEVARI (MOKOKARI)
Ujawé soru’e (Asimano’e, taigu taigu’e, odunaigö’e…
15-078
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
135 x 72cm | 53.15 x 28.35in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ) of Omie Artists. The title is Kutito – Design of the Caterpillar. [16-012] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/k/artwork/b/kutito-design-of-the-caterpillar-4603-MEDIUM-2.webp)
BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ)
Kutito – Design of the Caterpillar
16-012
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
92 x 97cm | 36.22 x 38.19in (irregular)
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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DIONA JONEVARI (SUWARARI) of Omie Artists. The title is Vaigu dere, jij’e, dahoru’e ohu’o buborianö’e – Bush snail shells, stars, Ömie mountains and beaks of the Papuan Hornbill. [15-046] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/v/vaigu-dere-jijc3a2e-dahoruc3a2e-ohuc3a2o-buborianc3a3c3a2e-c3a2-bush-snail-shells-stars-c3a3mie-mountains-4503.png)
DIONA JONEVARI (SUWARARI)
Vaigu dere, jij’e, dahoru’e ohu’o buborianö’e – Bu…
15-046
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
104.5 x 84cm | 41.14 x 33.07in (irregular)
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04 Oct 2017
ReDot Fine Art Gallery is thrilled to announce that the internationally celebrated Ömie women artists of Papua New Guinea will return to Singapore for a monumental 3rd exhibition of their barkcloth paintings this October.
Nom’e Javavamu Darugé I’jové (We Dance Our Designs to Life) is fittingly dedicated to the late Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari), one of the great master painters of the Ömie’s ujawé initiation tattoo designs, who sadly passed away peacefully in her village home in October 2016. Her works in this exhibition represent some of the very last and most significant pieces she produced before her untimely passing. Dapeni’s immense contribution as a pioneering senior artist of the Ömie Artists cooperative from 2004 onwards, played a key role towards the flourishing of this extraordinary barkcloth art movement that we see today.
Highlights of the 31-piece exhibition, the most significant show of 2017 for the artists, will be the finely worked and powerful paintings by the Paramount Chief of Ömie women, Lila Warrimou (Misaso), as well as arresting, minimalist sihoti’e mud-dyed barkcloths by the last two women remaining who create their designs with a unique and ancient sewing technique using bat-wing bones, Sarah Ugibari and Brenda Kesi (Ariré) and of course the mesmerising final works by Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari).
The exhibition begins on Wednesday 4th October and runs until Saturday 4th November 2017. A must-see show for anyone interested in Oceanic Art practices and the current evolution of this art movement.