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EXPANDED LABEL: SINSU NAKAS CLAN

By Ruth McDougall

The patterns used to decorate these Tuhu capes — or Sinsu — worn by clan chiefs differ according to which of the four Buka and North Bougainville clans the female chief or Queen belongs: Nakaripa, Naboin, Nakas or Natasi.

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Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018

Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018

Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018

Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018

Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018

Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018

Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018

Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root) and wild banana leaf, created in 2017-01-01

Sinsu 2017

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