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Barkcloth Paintings by Ömie Chiefs and Elders (Part 2)

2 February - 23 March 2012

Celestine Warina (Kaaru)
Design of the Papuan Flowerpecker (ÖM11-030)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 98 x 131 cm

Celestine Warina (Kaaru)
Tail Feathers of the Swift in Flight, Crooked tree Trunks, Eggs of the Giant Spiny Stick Insect (ÖM11-032)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 157 x 99 cm

Celestine Warina
Ömie Mountains, Backbone of the Green Snake, Pattern of a Snake's Lip (ÖM11-102)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 127 x 68 cm

Jean-Mary Warrimou (Hujama)
Rocks Forming at the Volcanic Headwaters of the Girua River (ÖM11-010)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 110 x 84 cm

Flora Oviro (Anu)
Skin of the Yellow Snake (ÖM11-013)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 147 x 79 cm

Mala Nari (Matosi)
Ömie Mountains and Eggs of the Dwarf Cassowary (ÖM11-021)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 98 x 107 cm

Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari)
Pig's Tusk Necklace, Spots of the Wood-boring Grub, Ömie Mountains and Beaks of Blyth's Hornbill (ÖM11-002)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 107 x 73 cm

Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari)
Heads of Men, Ancestral Underground Tattooing sites, Pattern of a Leaf, Jungle Vine (ÖM11-001)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 172 x 81 cm

Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari)
Frog Hipbones, Aho'oji River, River Stones and Ömie Mountains (ÖM11-103)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 189 x 81 cm

Botha Kimmikimmi
Ömie Mountains, Eggs of the Dwarf Cassowary and spots of the Wood-boring Grub (ÖM11-104)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 133 x 69 cm

Lila Warrimou (Misaso)
Tattoo Design of the Bellybutton (ÖM11-100)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 88 x 56 cm

Lila Warrimou (Misaso)
Tattoo Design of the Bellybutton and Spots of the Wood-boring Grub (ÖM11-099)

2011, natural pigments on barkcloth, 110 x 70 cm

 

Barkcloth Paintings by Ömie Chiefs and Elders (Part 1) §

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