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 ohu’o mahuva’oje - Dahorurajé clan emblem of the fern leaf and pig hoof-prints. [12-210] (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 ohu’o mahuva’oje - Dahorurajé clan emblem of the fern leaf and pig hoof-prints. [12-210] (Ink on Schoolbook Paper)
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Nyoni han’e ohu’o mahuva’oje - Dahorurajé clan emblem of the fern leaf and pig hoof-prints
Nyoni han’e ohu’o mahuva’oje - Dahorurajé clan emblem of the fern leaf...

12-210
Ink on Schoolbook Paper
 Nyoni han’e ohu’o mahuva’oje -… | 12-210
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.

The central design in red is the Dahorurajé clan design of the fern leaf, nyoni han’e. This originates from the old Sidonejo village area near present day Savodobehi village, and the sacred Mount Obo and volcano Huvaimo.

The blue and red infilled triangular designs are mahuva’oje (mahero mwe ijeh’e), pig’s hoofprints - showing how the garden has been trampled and destroyed by hungry pigs. This is a humorous design for the Dahorurajé clan.

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...