Bark Paintings with ‘Bite’
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Sentani tree bark paintings are now recognized far outside of Papua, even abroad. How do local artisans revive interest in this craft? The limited availability of materials is becoming a problem.
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AT an exhibition, a dark-skinned man with wavy hair unrolls some material resembling a straw mat on a low wooden platform. Taking off his shoes, he sits cross-legged on the 1 x 2 meter piece of material. He takes something from a plastic cup near a stack of that material, then starts etching the material he sits on. In a short time a unique motif has been sketched on the sheet.
This material is not for sitting on, but is dry bark which is used a
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