We hold our mothers' teachings in our hearts and hands: Bark cloths from PNG
Past exhibition
Elizabeth Guho (Owkeja) PNG, Omie, b. 1958
samu han'e- leaves of the tree
natural pigments on nioge (barkcloth)
103 x 84 cm
787953
Elizabeth was taught this design from her mother Martha Ruruve, a Sahuote clanwoman from Gorabuna village. The design is of the leaves of a tree known as samu. The line...
Elizabeth was taught this design from her mother Martha Ruruve, a Sahuote clanwoman from Gorabuna village. The design is of the leaves of a tree known as samu. The line that runs through the centre of the work is orriseege or a pathway and provides a compositional framework for the design.