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		<title>Artist Discussion Panel, Film Screening</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov 13 update: photos posted
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PPP AGM: Friday, November 6, 5:30-6:30 pm
University of Victoria, Sedgewick Boardroom C168
Artist Panel &#038; Film Screening: 7:00pm
University of Victoria, Gordon F. MacFarlane Lecture Theatre, Harry Hickman Building (HHB 105)
Please join us for the Pacific Peoples&#8217; Partnership Annual General Meeting. Following the AGM will be an artist discussion panel and a screening [...]]]></description>
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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>Mbu Walg Kupun II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bilum Collection III</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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TOP:
Kundu by Anna Zeming
mixed fibres
45 cm across
&#163;85
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Ngapna Kolm by Wendy Ortega
mixed fibres
28 cm across
&#163;57
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		<title>Bilum Collection II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:17:37 +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
43 cm across
&#163;170
MIDDLE:
Lgopa Walg Kubana by Anna Zeming
natural and mixed fibres
43 cm across
&#163;185
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Mbu Walg Kupun by Cathy Kata
natural fibres, chicken feathers
68 cm across
&#163;313
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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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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>Interview with Tom Deko</title>
		<link>http://hailanstoailans.com/art/metalwork/interview-with-tom-deko/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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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>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>Fashion and Bilum, from Tradition to Modernity, from Individual Creation to Collective Achievement</title>
		<link>http://hailanstoailans.com/art/fibre/fashion-and-bilum-essay-by-nicolas-garnier/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://hailanstoailans.com/art/metalwork/tom-deko-essay-by-michael-mel/</link>
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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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