Omie mountains, beaks of the Papuan Hornbill and spots of the wood-boring grub. The borders and lines that run through the nioge are pathways which provide a compositional framework for...
Omie mountains, beaks of the Papuan Hornbill and spots of the wood-boring grub. The borders and lines that run through the nioge are pathways which provide a compositional framework for the designs. The main zig zag design is the Omie mountains. The smaller zig zag design within the larger zig zags is buboriano'e, the beaks of the Papuan Hornbill. The largest flying bird found in Omie territory. The spots within the orriseege and dahoru'e is a design called sabu ahe representing the spots which can be seen on the sides of a wood boring grub. This grub is sacred to Omie people as it plays an important part within the creation story of how Huvaimo (Mt Lamington) came to be volcanic. It is a traditional soru'e (tattoo design) which was most commonly tattooed as a band of spots under each eye. Today it is applied to Omie people's faces for dance performances with natural pigment.