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		<title>Cultural Exchange: Papua New Guinea and Canadian Northwest Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Teddy Balangu and John Marston carve together in Palembei&#8217;s haus tambaran (spirit house) during the first artists&#8217; exchange between the Pacific Northwest Coast and the Sepik River in 2006. (Photo: Art Holbrook)
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Hailans to Ailans provides many opportunities for cross-cultural sharing, including exchange between Papua New Guinean artists and Coast Salish artists from Canada’s Northwest Coast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Contemporary Sepik Art Deserves Your Attention</title>
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Jackson Timbin of Palembei Village paints a dance mask in his family&#8217;s distinctive style. The Timbin family is represented in this exhibition by Jackson&#8217;s elder brothers Michael and Otto. The finished mask is visible here. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
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Essay by Elaine Monds
Alcheringa Gallery
Sepik art has long captured the imagination of collectors. Sought after as much for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fashion and Bilum, from Tradition to Modernity, from Individual Creation to Collective Achievement</title>
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Cathy Kata showing &#8220;looping&#8221;, the traditional hand-weaving technique used to make bilums in Papua New Guinea. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
Essay by Nicolas Garnier
Centre de Recherche et de Documentation sur l&#8217;Oc&#233;anie
University of Papua New Guinea
Alliance Fran&#231;aise de Port Moresby

In Papua New Guinea (PNG), string bags, or bilum in Tok Pisin (a widely spoken Creole), are commonly used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Performance Art of Michael Mel: hearing silenced voices, sharing histories and seeking Mbu Noman (wisdom)</title>
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Michael Mel performing Shoosh! Na Kang Temani te tokor il. Nunga koom talg na ta. (Shoosh! I am chanting a tale. Give me your ears) at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, September 2009. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
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Bridgewater State College
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INTRODUCTION: A CONTEXT OF ENTANGLED HISTORIES
Since the 19th century, the unique art forms of Papua [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Artist from the Bena Valley: Tom Deko</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Chasing a Dream: the Art of Martin Morububuna</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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The artist in his home and studio in Port Moresby. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
Essay by Carol E. Mayer
UBC Museum of Anthropology

Martin Morububuna was born in 1957 in the village of Kwebwaga on the island of Kiriwina, the largest of the Trobriand Islands, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Today he is recognized as an important [...]]]></description>
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