Donation : Repatriation Gideon Kakabin To help his family have Gideon repatriated home from Canberra to PNG, the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia has set up a dedicated donations account. If you'd like to contribute, please deposit into : Account Name: PNG Association of … [Read more...]
Vale Gideon Kakabin, national treasure of Papua New Guinea
Gideon Kakabin was a national treasure of Papua New Guinea. We knew that. Those of us lucky enough to consider as a friend this humble, generous, gentle man with an unmatched passion and love for history and charting the cultures and customs of his land. But as we reeled from the news of … [Read more...]
Launch of Scholarship Oceanic Studies – Anthony JP Meyer
Bourse d'Etudes Océanienne - Anthony JP Meyer Oceanic Studies Scholarship - Anthony JP Meyer Lancement de la Bourse d'Etudes Oceaniennes - Anthony JP Meyer - Oceanic Studies Scholarship July 07, 2018 Presse Annonce Press Candidate Application Form Call for … [Read more...]
Stolen Goods Alert : Rare Spear-Thrower Woomera
A Rare and Early Spear-Thrower Woomera. Early 19th Century Australian Aborigine, collected in the Murray River region 1830-1840. The subtly curved body of the thrower has a hand grip of gum and at the opposite end a wood peg attached with gum and fibre. Provenance: From the … [Read more...]
TUMBUNA Sawiyano
Tumbuna Sawiyano http://tumbuna.org Bethany (Betni) Kalk is a Canadian who grew up in Sawiyano village in the West Sepik Region with her missionary parents. Now a Professor of Art and Design in Omaha, she has accepted to come to Sydney in July 2018 to give an OAS Lecture. "Sawiyano: … [Read more...]
PAA News
THE PACIFIC ARTS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE IS LIVE. With the assistance of colleagues at the De Young Museum, the PAA Board has decided to pay for upgrading the current site, and to pay a regular maintenance fee to avoid further crashing of the site. Membership applications are available … [Read more...]
Omie Barkcloth Art of PNG
Omie Barkcloth Art of PNG Exhibition at Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery New works by senior artists and chiefs of Ömie Artists Inc. Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Opening drinks: Saturday 25 November 3 - 5pm Barkcloth is the traditional textile of the Ömie tribe. Women … [Read more...]
‘Parcours’ Pittoresque à Paris Vaut le Voyage
By Noëlle Rathmell-Stiels In its sixteenth year, the Parisian Tribal Art fair has taken visitors on a voyage of discovery to new horizons, sailing from Polynesia to the borders of contemporary art. From 12 to 17 September 2017 a total of sixty-six exhibitors, predominantly from France, Belgium and … [Read more...]
OAS Events
Wednesday 15 March 2017 - OAS Lecture - Prof. Peter McCabe The Moon, the Stars and the Demon Shrimp : Deciphering Patterns in Beaded Aprons of Geelvink Bay, NW New Guinea. Australian Museum- Holstrom Theatre : 6:30 for 7pm OAS & Australian Museum Members : $25, non members … [Read more...]
