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		<title>Interview with Cathy Kata</title>
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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>
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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>Michael and Otto Timbin Biographies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Otto Timbin (Iatmul), born in Palembei in 1967, is the eldest son of renowned master carver Joseph Timbin. Since the death of his father, he has become head of the family of five master carvers. Otto carves a wide range of traditional carvings, including dancing masks, roof finials, lime containers, and elegant walking [...]]]></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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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>Initiation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This piece depicts one of the processes that take place prior to the initiation practiced by my people, the Bena Bena, and other neighbouring tribes.
&#8220;When boys reach their teens, they’re gathered and kept in the haus man (men’s house). Inside, these young men are taught everything they must know for survival in the future. While [...]]]></description>
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