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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>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>Lucas Tangun Biography</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Lucas Tangun with his brilliant contemporary
interpretation of the Founding of the Pig Clan
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Lucas Tangun was born July 15, 1969, into the Nauwaia clan of the Iatmul people. He learned to carve from his father. Growing up in Tambanum Village in the Middle Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, he was exposed to many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Cathy Kata</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Cathy Kata sings a traditional song about bilum-making during a performance at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, September 2009. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
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Interview by Dan Lepsoe, 2009
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DL: In many parts of PNG, people of all ages carry handmade bags- bilums- suited to their different tastes, activities, and backgrounds. What does bilum mean to you?
CK: There’s a song [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Martin Morububuna</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Martin Morububuna, a leading artist in PNG since the 1970s, inherited his talent from his grandfather. Behind him is Fever of Milamala, in progress. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
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Interview by Elaine Monds and Dan Lepsoe, 2009
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MM: When I was small, I was given sopi, the responsibility to be an important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Contemporary Sepik Art Deserves Your Attention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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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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Essay by Pamela C. Rosi
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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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>Martin Morububuna Biography</title>
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Photo: D. Lepsoe&#160;
Martin Morububuna is one of Papua New Guinea’s most accomplished graphic artists, renowned as a painter, printmaker, and muralist. 
Martin was born in 1957 in Kwebwaga Village in the Trobriand Islands. After high school, he joined the Creative Arts Centre, then attended Papua New Guinea’s National Arts School and began participating in group [...]]]></description>
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