sowing gold

Painted pattern; plaster; silicon bronze; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Sowing Gold

Tribal name:  Minigir  East New Britain Province, Gazelle peninsula, southeast of Cape Gazelle.  12 villages.

Artist name: Sowing Gold

Conception number:  584 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  458 of 810

     the furrows in spring

     just peaking up from the snow

     will soon bring me gold

acetate

Aluminum pattern painted white; stainless steel support rod; acetate sheet; permanent marker; clip; unpainted steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6  12.0"H x 8.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Acetate

Tribal name:  Misima-Panaeati  Milne Bay Province, Misima district, Misima island, Panaieti, and Calvados chain islands.

Artist name:  Acetate

Conception number:  461 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  459 of 810

Kitten number:  100

     a shadow or smoke

     Is not the real danger

     the part just behind

fox glacier, south island, nz

Flame scorched acrylic; unpainted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO  1/6  12.0"H x 9.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Melted

Tribal name:  Miu  West New Britain Province, Gimi Raulto district, southwest interior.

Artist name:  Fox Glacier, South Island, NZ

Conception number:  589 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  460 of 810

Kitten number:  101

     the spooky lodge room

     neither of us slept soundly

     could not wait to leave

blue glass shards

Painted aluminum casting; blue glass; unpainted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6   12.0"H x 9.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  blue glass

Tribal name:  Moere  Madang Province, south of Kumil river, Sikor, and Malala harbor.

Artist name:  Blue Glass Shards

Conception number:  594 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  461 of 810

Kitten number:  102

     “are you all right there?”

     a good Samaritan calls

    “ yep, just collecting.”

tongues

Aluminum casting; soap slivers; unpainted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO  1/6  12.0"H x 9.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Soap Slivers

Tribal name:  Moikodi  Oro Province, Owen Stanley Range north slopes, Mount Brown to Moni river.

Artist name:  Tongues

Conception number:  595 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  462 of 810

Kitten number:  103

     just pink red or brown

     a light green tongue would be nice

     white would be funny

tile no. 3

Silicon bronze scratch mold casting; raffia; unpainted 3" mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO   6.0"H x 4.5"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 5.0 lbs. +/-

Tribal name:  Mokerang  Manus Province, north Los Negros island, Ndrilo island.

Artist name:  Tile No. 3

Conception number:  603 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  463 of 810

     white to them is death

     I was savi the dead one

     returned with cargo

tail with roof

Acrylic; 40.0” x 32.0” charcoal paper board; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO   1/6  19.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 22.0 lbs. +/-

Tribal name:  Molima  Milne Bay Province, Esa'ala district, west Fergusson island, Salakahadi, Ebadidi, and Ni'ubuo area inland villages; central west coast, Fagululu; central south coast, Molima.

Artist name:  Tail With Roof

Conception number:  604 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  464 of 810

     a tree branch ladder

     banana leaf umbrella

     earthquake proof grass huts