THE ART OF ISAWDI (FATE SAVARI)

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

THE ART OF ISAWDI (FATE SAVARI)

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

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by FATE SAVARI (ISAWDI) of Omie Artists. The title is Mahe sor’e - Designs associated with the cutting of the pig for ceremonial feasts & Nuni’e - Design of the eye (and unidentified design). [12-224 (01 & 02)] (Ink on Schoolbook Paper) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by FATE SAVARI (ISAWDI) of Omie Artists. The title is Mahe sor’e - Designs associated with the cutting of the pig for ceremonial feasts & Nuni’e - Design of the eye (and unidentified design). [12-224 (01 & 02)] (Ink on Schoolbook Paper)
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Mahe sor’e - Designs associated with the cutting of the pig for ceremonial feasts & Nuni’e - Design of the eye (and unidentified design)
Mahe sor’e - Designs associated with the cutting of the pig for ceremonial...

12-224 (01 & 02)
Ink on Schoolbook Paper
 Mahe sor’e - Designs associate… | 12-224 (01 & 02)
Ink on Schoolbook Paper
 21.8 x 17.2cm | 8.58 x 6.77in (irregular)
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NOTE : Double Sided

12-224 (01):

In 2012 at Gora Art Centre, Fate Savari presented a schoolbook she had obtained from her granddaughter. It was filled from front to back with drawings about her ancestral Ömie stories (including the Ömie creation story), histories, culture and clan designs. There were also some loose pages in the front and back of the schoolbook and more drawings on paper wrapped up in a larger drawing on paper. Fate created the book and drawings because she felt a great urgency to record her profound knowledge before she passed away. This is one of the special drawings from that first presentation of drawings.

This is a very old design which was most likely painted on barkcloth but may also have been a tattoo design. It shows how to dissect a pig for ceremonial feasts. Fate simply calls this design, mahe sor’e, which translates as "designs of the pig".

12-224 (02):

The design with the curly ends is nuni’e, design of the eye. The central circles are an unidentified design.

NOTE : Double Sided

12-224 (01):

In 2012 at Gora Art Centre, Fate Savari presented a schoolbook she had obtained from her granddaughter. It was filled from front to back with drawings about her ancestral Ömie stories (including the Ömie creation story), histories, culture and clan designs. There were also some loose pages in the front and back of the schoolbook and more drawings on paper wrapped up in a larger drawing on paper. Fate created the book and drawings because she...