Linda Grace has painted soru'e - Omie tattoo designs taught to her by her mother-in-law Fate Savari. The six strings that run through the work have both mahundan'e (pig tusks) and mahu ane bios'e (pig's teeth). Pig's tusks are the traditional form of wealth for Omie tribespeople and are often used for brideprice. During ceremonies, rituals and dancing pig's tusk necklaces are worn by men and sometimes, though very rarely, by high-ranking women elders. The pig's tusks have mouthpieces which male dancers bite, displaying the object to make themselves look like fierce warriors. In the time of the ancestors when tribal conflicts, village raids and retribution were an everyday part of life, no doubt this would have served a very important purpose. The strings are also sprouting hin'e baje, the fruit of the mustard plant which is is used to dip into the lime gourd and aids in the chewing of betel nut, a very important Omie social custom known as hai'ue. Between the strings and around the edges of the work are repetitious lines representing nyoni han'e, fern leaves. The curly like motifs are known as joo sor'e - a distinctive Omie tattoo design composed of uncurling fern fronds. The border or orriseege (pathway) is adorned with nyoni behew, fine bristles which grow out of the stems of vines.