Janet Evari has created an ancestral nioge (barkcloth painting). The Sahuote clan designs are a combination of dahoru’e, Ömie mountains; buboriano’e, beaks of the Papuan Hornbill; and sabu ahe, spots of the wood-boring grub. The border as well as the lines that run through the work are known as orriseegé or ‘pathways’ and provide a compositional framework for the designs. 

Title: Dahoru’e, buboriano’e ohu’o sabu ahe (Ömie mountains, beaks of Blyth's Hornbill and spots of the wood-boring grub)
Artist: Janet Evari (Joujé)
Medium: Natural pigments on nioge (barkcloth)
Dimensions (cm):  110.5 x 89cm
Hanging device: Timber dowel attached (sewn on with fabric) with two wire loops on either end to hang on two screws or nails
Catalogue Number: 19-003

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