Pikinini Wantaim Bubu
by Tom DekoEastern Highlands, PNG
recycled metal
183 cm
£5118
“When children are about the age of four or five, they are left in the care of their grandparents for some time. Under their elders’ guidance, they learn ways of hunting and gathering at an early age. They also learn about politeness, respect, sharing, and obedience, so that when they grow up, they become good men and women.
“A child who has received no proper training and counselling at an early age is totally opposite from one who has received them.”
-Tom Deko
Photo by Janet Dwyer
