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I need to gather more info about these sculptures, I remember something about black bark or some kind of black tree, I think they look amazing, I love the facial expressions.
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| NIKON D90 | |
| Focal Length: | 55 mm |
| Aperture: | f/4 |
| Exposure: | 1/30 sec |
| ISO Speed: | 900 |
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These sculptures are representative of one of the most important forms of art making in Vanuatu and are made from breadfruit, ferns and local fibres. The mague sculptures play a central role within the contemporary articulation of kastom in North Ambrym. Ambrymese society is structured around chiefs who rise through a series of grades. Each rise in rank is marked by a ceremony and the creation of a sculpture, and each work is unique, based on the chief’s social position at the time. http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/apt6/artists/vanuatu_sculptors
Cath on 20th January 2010 @ 3:44am