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 Nyoni han’e - Dahorurajé clan emblem of the fern leaf. [12-215] (Ink on Schoolbook Paper) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by FATE SAVARI (ISAWDI) of Omie Artists. The title is Nyoni han’e - Dahorurajé clan emblem of the fern leaf. [12-215] (Ink on Schoolbook Paper)
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FATE SAVARI (ISAWDI) (dec)

Nyoni han’e - Dahorurajé clan emblem of the fern leaf
12-215
Ink on Schoolbook Paper
 Nyoni han’e - Dahorurajé clan … | 12-215
Ink on Schoolbook Paper
 17 x 22.5cm | 6.69 x 8.86in (irregular)
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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 variation of the Dahorurajé clan design of the fern leaf, nyoni han’e. This originates from the old Sidonejo village, where Fate was born and grew up. This area is near present day Savodobehi village, and the sacred Mount Obo and volcano Huvaimo.

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...