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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>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>Tom Deko Biography</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo: D. Lepsoe&#160;
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>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>Musicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Defending Fallen Comrade II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In tribal fights, you are always expected to go out side by side with your comrade. If one of you falls wounded, then the one still standing must continue the fight while the fallen comrade is rescued.&#8221;
-Tom Deko
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		<title>Man Bilong Pait II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A warrior is a fighter. He defends and protects his tribe. A tribe is comfortable when they have strong, brave warriors.&#8221;
-Tom Deko
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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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