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Sinsu 2018

Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01
Accession No.
2018.300
Date Created
2018
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Pacific Art
Dimensions A
94 x 38 x 4.4cm
Media Category
Fibre
Medium
Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf
Credit Line
Purchased 2018. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation

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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© Nakaripa Clan

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Stories featuring this object

EXPANDED LABEL: SINSU NAKAS CLAN

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ESSAY

Women's Wealth: Tuhu (capes)

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DIDACTIC

APT9: Women's Wealth

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Exhibitions featuring this object

Zico Albaiquni / Indonesia b.1987 / When it shook, the earth stood still (After Pirous) (detail) 2018 / Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas / Purchased 2018 with funds from Konfir Kabo through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / © Zico Albaiquini

‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial’

Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

Rosanna Raymond performs within ’sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023’, pictured here with works by Jaki-ed weavers, GOMA, August 2023 / Collection: QAGOMA / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

‘sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023’

Aug 2023 - Sep 2024

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Kokan (basket) 2018
Artwork Fish trap this artwork made of Twined pandanus palm leaf (Pandanus spiralis) with natural dyes, created in 2004-01-01

Fish trap 2004
Artwork Varhit this artwork made of Varhit mask and ururaga (aerial): barkcloth with natural pigments, cane, wood, bark twine, feathers, created in 2017-01-01

Varhit 2017

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