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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Oceanic & Tribal Art | December
• Sale Date:
  05 Dec 2023 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  9538
• Lot Description:
  Odunege - 'Jungle Vines', 2006
  Condition: Good condition, mark to bottom edge of frame
  Natural plant dyes on natural plant dyes and ash on barkcloth
  Omie: 148 x 82 cm Frame: 167 x 103 cm
  Annandale gallery label verso,
• Artist:
  Nerry Keme ~ (Oro Province, PNG, b. 1975)
• Exhibited:
  Included in gallery show: 'The Art of Omie' - 1st July - 8th August 2009
• References:
  Included gallery exhibition book
• Notes:
  Taken from gallery exhibition book, artist's bio: 'I paint the stories of our Omie customs and our place. I have listened to the teachings of our grandparents... I love the old Omie tattoo designs. I paint on barkcloth the designs that were on my grandparents' bodies. Then we all remember and our customs will not be forgotten.' Nerry Keme, a member of the Emate clan, was born in 1975. She and her husband Sebastine have one child.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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