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	<description>Contemporary Papua New Guinea Art Exhibition</description>
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		<title>Persistence and Change in Papua New Guinea Art: The Net Bag (Bilum) as Art and Ethnic Commodity in the Global Market Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 10, 5:00-6:30pm
Coach House, Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Lecture by Michael Mel, Associate Professor in Cultural Education and Indigenous Processes of Art, Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
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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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		<description><![CDATA[Each bilum sold separately. Please specify artist(s) when ordering.
TOP:
Kundu by Anna Zeming
mixed fibres
45 cm across
&#163;85
MIDDLE RIGHT:
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
BOTTOM:
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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		<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>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)
&#160;
Interview by Dan Lepsoe, 2009
&#160;
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>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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		<title>Rosanna Raymond Biography</title>
		<link>http://hailanstoailans.com/art/performance/rosanna-raymond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Rosanna Raymond was born in Auckland, New Zealand, of Samoan descent. She currently lives and works in London with her family. A Tusitala (Teller of Tales) at heart, her art practice takes a variety of forms, ranging from installation works to spoken word pieces and body adornment. She fuses traditional Pacific practices with modern innovations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cathy Kata Biography</title>
		<link>http://hailanstoailans.com/art/fibre/cathy-kata-biography/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo: P. Rosi
Cathy Kata was born in 1966 in Pakin Village in the Nebliyer region of Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Her tribal group is Kapia Ulgu; her language, Timbuka. She lives and works in Goroka. Cathy has been a professional bilum (string bag) maker since 2003, well known in PNG for her “bilumwear”: [...]]]></description>
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