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View works. Hilda Mekio, Nuni’e, visuanö’e, sabu ahe, dahoru’e, vinohu’e ohu’o bubori anö’e - Design of the eye, teeth of the river...
Nuni’e, visuanö’e, sabu ahe, dahoru’e, vinohu’e ohu’o bubori anö’e - Design of the eye, teeth of the river fish, spots of the wood-boring grub, Ömie mountains, Ujawé initiation design of the navel, and Papuan Hornbill beaks, 2023
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Born: 1978, Godibehi village, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Lives: Godibehi village, oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Clan: Ematé
Language: Ömie
 

Hilda’s birth mother is Fate Savari (Isawdi), Chief of Dahorurajé clan women. Her mother-in-law is Flora Mekio. She is married to Edgar Mekio and is learning old Ematé clan barkcloth designs that her mother-in-law painted as well as from her mother Fate Savari.

Copyright for the text remains with Ömie Artists Inc.

Works
  • Hilda Mekio, Nuni’e, visuanö’e, sabu ahe, dahoru’e, vinohu’e ohu’o bubori anö’e - Design of the eye, teeth of the river fish, spots of the wood-boring grub, Ömie mountains, Ujawé initiation design of the navel, and Papuan Hornbill beaks, 2023
    Hilda Mekio
    Nuni’e, visuanö’e, sabu ahe, dahoru’e, vinohu’e ohu’o bubori anö’e - Design of the eye, teeth of the river fish, spots of the wood-boring grub, Ömie mountains, Ujawé initiation design of the navel, and Papuan Hornbill beaks, 2023
    locally sourced natural pigments on nioge (hand beaten barkcloth)
    104 x 65 cm
Exhibitions