Robert Wiggan
Riji , 2024
ochre on pearl shell
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'Men's business, coming of age. A promise to a women - we paint them shell red and dance into the night. It is a right of passage. Grandfathers passed loll...
"Men's business, coming of age. A promise to a women - we paint them shell red and dance into the night. It is a right of passage. Grandfathers passed loll down to grandsons. Danced all night with the shell and feathers until the next morning until dawn. Once the ceremony has ended they are free to be men and find a women." - Robert Wiggan