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		<title>Bilum Collection I</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each bilum sold separately. Please specify artist(s) when ordering.
TOP:
Mbu Walg Kubana by Cathy Kata
natural fibres, possum fur
63 cm across
$275 CAD
MIDDLE:
Mbu Walg Kupun by Anna Kupa
natural and mixed fibres
68 cm across
$250 CAD
BOTTOM:
Mbu Walg Kupun by Emma Opa
mixed fibres
70 cm across
$250 CAD
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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>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>Mbu Walg Kupun I</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Origin of the Eagle and Crocodile Clans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story as told by Claytus Yambon in Korogo Village, May 2008:
Once upon a time, there were two good mates who lived together, worked together, and played together, enjoying each others&#8217; company all the time. Some things they did were virtuous, but others were mischievous. 
One time after hunting together, one mate asked, “How did you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creation and First Sin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Gumaim and Numbumaim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Navaleta (Legacy of the Dead Brother &amp; Daughter)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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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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