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View works. Barbara Rauno (Inasu), Siha’e, nuni’e, sigaru anö’e ohu’o kukuhon’e soré (taigu taigu’e, jö’o sor’e ohu’o ori sigé) - Fruit of...
Siha’e, nuni’e, sigaru anö’e ohu’o kukuhon’e soré (taigu taigu’e, jö’o sor’e ohu’o ori sigé) - Fruit of the tree, design of the eye, teeth of the beetle, and designs of the bamboo smoking pipe (pattern of a leaf, uncurling fern fronds and pathways), 2023
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Born: 1973, Gorabuna village, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Lives: Tonobehi village, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Clan: Sahuoté
Language: Ömie

Barbara’s father is Albert Sirimi (Nanati), a Sahuoté clanman from Gorabuna village and assistant to his brother, the Paramount Chief of Ömie men, Willington Uruhé. Barbara’s grandmother was Avarro, the former Sahuoté clan chief who is still remembered today as a very important barkcloth painter. Albert remembers Avarro’s designs and has been teaching his daughter Barbara so that the Sahuoté clan tradition of barkcloth painting will live on long into the future. Barbara and her husband Douglas are the happy parents of seven children.

Copyright for the text remains with Ömie Artists Inc.

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Works
  • Barbara Rauno (Inasu), Siha’e, nuni’e, sigaru anö’e ohu’o kukuhon’e soré (taigu taigu’e, jö’o sor’e ohu’o ori sigé) - Fruit of the tree, design of the eye, teeth of the beetle, and designs of the bamboo smoking pipe (pattern of a leaf, uncurling fern fronds and pathways), 2023
    Barbara Rauno (Inasu)
    Siha’e, nuni’e, sigaru anö’e ohu’o kukuhon’e soré (taigu taigu’e, jö’o sor’e ohu’o ori sigé) - Fruit of the tree, design of the eye, teeth of the beetle, and designs of the bamboo smoking pipe (pattern of a leaf, uncurling fern fronds and pathways), 2023
    locally sourced natural pigments on nioge (hand beaten barkcloth)
    111 x 62 cm
  • Barbara Rauno (Inasu), Siha’e, sigaru anö’e ohu’o kukuhon’e soré (taigu taigu’e, jö’o sor’e ohu’o ori sigé) - Fruit of the tree, teeth of the beetle, and designs of the bamboo smoking pipe (pattern of a leaf, uncurling fern fronds and pathways), 2023
    Barbara Rauno (Inasu)
    Siha’e, sigaru anö’e ohu’o kukuhon’e soré (taigu taigu’e, jö’o sor’e ohu’o ori sigé) - Fruit of the tree, teeth of the beetle, and designs of the bamboo smoking pipe (pattern of a leaf, uncurling fern fronds and pathways), 2023
    locally sourced natural pigments on nioge (hand beaten barkcloth)
    98 x 51 cm
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