stilt dancer

Polychromatic pattern; raffia; plaster; wood; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6  34.0"H x 18.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight:  25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Stilt Walker

Tribal name:  Nukna  Morobe Province, lower Timbe river valley.

Artist name:  Stilt Dancer

Conception number:  592 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  540 of 810

     hard to do a dance

     a fishbowl up in the air

     for the love of it

cracker dancer

Plaster coated white pattern; plaster coated stainless steel rods; raffia; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6  34.0"H x 18.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight:  27.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Cracker

Tribal name:  Nukumanu  Bougainville Province, Atolls district, Nukumanu atoll. 

Artist name:  Cracker Dancer

Conception number:  690 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  541 of 810

     this is how I dance

     ball in the pinball machine

     weaving and bobbing

3 browns (version no.1)

Pattern; plaster; wood bark; shellac; contact cement (oxidized brown); raffia; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO  1/6  30.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Large Tree Bark Flat

Tribal name:  Nukuria  Bougainville Province, Atolls district, north of Bougainville island, Nukuria atoll. 

Artist name:  3 Browns (Version No. 1)

Conception number:  605 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  542 of 810

     one is the shellac

     another is the bark chips

     and rubber cement

deck cat positive

Pressure treated lumber; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Pallet series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Positive Deck Cat

Tribal name: Numanggang Morobe Province, Lae district, north of Nadzab.

Artist name: Deck Cat Positive

Conception number: 693 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 543

clean as a whistle

with just a little aging

It should last a while

deck cat negative

Pressure treated lumber; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Pallet series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0"H x 21.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 35.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Negative Deck Cat

Tribal name: Numbami Morobe Province, Lae district. One coastal village.

Artist name: Deck Cat Negative

Conception number: 692 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 544 of 810

a Cape Cod beach shack

weathered with the sand and wind

your bones are all good

one plus one is one

Pressure treated wood; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Pallet series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0"H x 21.5"W x 4.0”D

Weight: 41.5 lbs. +/-

Working name: One Plus One Is One

Tribal name: Nyindrou Manus Province, Manus island west coast.

Artist name: One Plus One Is One

Conception number: 708 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 545 of 810

my welding mantra

bring two separate pieces

married forever

deck out

Pressure treated wood; unpainted mild steel 4" H beam base. (Pallet series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0"H x 21.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 41.5 lbs. +/-

Working name: Pos. and Neg. Deck With Pos. Sticking Out

Tribal name: Odiai Sandaun Province, Amanab district, north of Upper Sepik river, 3 villages.

Artist name: Deck Out

Conception number: 703 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 546 of 810

hiding in the bush

my hair stands up on my neck

looking right at me

deck in

Pressure treated wood; mild steel unpainted H beam base. (Pallet series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0"H x 21.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 41.5 lbs. +/-

Working name: Full Deck; Deck In

Tribal name: Odoodee Western Province, Middle Fly district, middle Rentoul river south bank past middle Tomu river to Wawoi Falls; Lake Campbell, Hasalibi, Kalamo villages; Southern Highlands Province, southwest corner.

Artist name: Deck In

Conception number: 704 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 547 of 810

footprint in the earth

shows me way back to village

not lost after all

deck in with roofing nails

Pressure treated wood; roofing nails; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Pallet series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0"H x 21.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 41.5 lbs. +/-

Working name: Deck With Roofing Nails

Tribal name: Ogea Madang Province, Astrolabe bay.

Artist name: Deck In With Roofing Nails

Conception number: 691 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 548 of 810

all these suns and moons

adding up my days and nights

the horizon nears

koan no. 694

Pressure treated wood; roofing tar paper; raffia; roofing nails; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Pallet series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Tar Paper Positive Deck Cat

Tribal name: Oksapmin Sandaun Province, Telefomin district, southwest Sepik Hill languages border; Southern Highlands Province, area between north bank, Strickland river, and Sandaun border; Western Province, Olsobip RLLG.

Artist name: Koan No. 694

Conception number: 694 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 549 of 810

Philadelphia

famous for its hockey team

the orange and black

marie sleeps with one eye open (pseudo arabaic)

Aluminum pattern; glass marble; tar paper ; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO   1/6   26.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight:  25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Marie Sleeps With One Eye Open

Tribal name:  Olo  Sandaun Province, Lumi district.

Artist name:  Marie Sleeps With One Eye Open (pseudo Arabaic)

Conception number:  711 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  550 of 810

     such a worried brow

     cleaning midnight Christmas Eve!

     only so much time  

tar paper shack, ain't goin' back

Pressure treated wood; roofing tar paper; roofing nails; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Pallet series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 29.0"H x 22.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 35.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Deck Cat Negative With Paper

Tribal name: Omie (with an unla over the O) Oro Province, Kokoda, Upper Kumusi, and Afore districts, northwest of Managalasi, Mamama river, and upper Kumusi valley.

Artist name: Tar Paper Shack, Ain't Goin' Back

Conception number: 709 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 551 of 810

some ways not easy

best to leave the past behind

would not change a thing

planet with two moons in transit

Aluminum casting; raffia; paint; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   30.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight:  25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Planet And Moons In Transit

Tribal name:  One, Inebu  Sandaun Province, Lumi district, West Waipei division, between East Bewani and West Torricelli ranges, Inebu, Kalema, Windiple, and Alkula villages.

Artist name:  Planet With Two Moons In Transit

Conception number:  707 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  552 of 810

     same thing all the time

     time for something different

     life never changes

in transit

Aluminum pattern; tar paper; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation:  BerniO 1/6   26.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight:  25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Transit

Tribal name:  One, Kabore  Sandaun Province, Lumi district, West Waipei division, between east Bewani and West Torricelli ranges, Abore, Sapin, Kara, and Wamtip villages, Kabore Station.

Artist name:  In Transit

Conception number:  708 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  553 of 810

     what phase are you in?

     are you just beginning now?

     or is it your end?