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		<title>Interview with Tom Deko</title>
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Tom Deko putting the finishing touches on Musicians. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
Interview by Elaine Monds and Dan Lepsoe, April 2009
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EM: Where do you get the ideas for your work?
TD: When I think of art, the first thing I have on my mind is colour. Shapes come afterwards. My sculptures are meant to be lively: viewers should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Artist from the Bena Valley: Tom Deko</title>
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Tom Deko in his studio at the University of Goroka. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
Essay by Michael A. Mel
University of Goroka

Tom Deko was born in Makia village in the Bena area of the Eastern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). As a youngster, Tom grew up learning the language, lore, and laws of his local community. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Deko Biography</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo: D. Lepsoe&#160;
Metal sculptor and painter Tom Deko was born January 4, 1965, in Bena Bena in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. After leaving school in 1980, he studied Visual Arts at the University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby. In 1999, he was awarded a scholarship by the Commonwealth Society to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In the Bena Valley, two brothers lived and moved around. One day, the younger brother is killed and his body consumed by some cannibals. The brother finds his remains, brings home the bones, and puts one of the bones into a bowl of water. While mourning his brother, he waters the bone day and night, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pikinini Wantaim Bubu</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;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&#8217; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family I</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Having a family and being part of one is divinely beautiful, for He who creates all also blesses it.&#8221;
-Tom Deko
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		<title>Manus Singsing I</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;These figures represent dancers from Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. This dance is usually performed during the festive season and on special occasions. It is often hilarious.&#8221;
-Tom Deko
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		<title>Meri Wantaim Pikinini</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mother plays a very significant role within the diverse cultures of our land, Papua New Guinea. Mother means everything good that you can think of. Life without a mother is often depressing. In her presence, you feel very much alive: you feel you’re somewhere in heaven.&#8221;
-Tom Deko
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		<title>Musicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Family II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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-Tom Deko
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