scales for weighing

not all white

Pattern; self-hardening white clay; bamboo with white paint; 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:  Vertical Bamboo On Side

Tribal name:  Rapting  Madang Province, 30 kilometers north of Madang.

Artist name:  Not All White

Conception number:  747 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  605 of 810

     cutting the bamboo

     no guilt - it grows back quickly

     happy being used

colorful striations

Black pattern; brass bamboo casting; parchment; polychromatic rubber bands; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Keneseth series/Shelf series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 20.0"W x 10.0"D

Weight: 31.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Colored Banding

Tribal name: Rawa Madang Province. Rawa dialect: Upper Ramu district; Karo dialect: Rai Coast district; dialects on opposite sides of Finisterre Range.

Artist name: Colorful Striations

Conception number: 769 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 606 of 810

colonoscopy

evidence of striations

come back in six months!

canal towpath

Painted pattern; enameled leaf patterns; air hardening clay; resin; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Enamel series).

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Frozen Water In Heel

Tribal name: Rawo Sandaun Province coast, 35 kilometers east of Vanimo, Rawo and Leitre area.

Artist name: Canal Towpath

Conception number: 727 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 607 of 810

popular walkway

a bear was seen on it once

outrunning winter

house line

Black pattern; bamboo sections; string; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Shelf series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.5"W x 10.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Little Doors

Tribal name: Rema Western Province, Morehead district, Wereavere village.

Artist name: House Line

Conception number: 731 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 608 of 810

our house has wall holes

guests come in when it gets cold

we hear them scritching

bamboo aerial

Painted pattern; bamboo; air hardening clay; 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:  Aerial Bamboo

Tribal name:  Rempi Madang Province, north coast.

Artist name:  Bamboo Aerial

Conception number:  770 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  609 of 810

     some unskilled people

     lacking creativity

     stealing ideas

rasp

Painted pattern; brass bamboo pattern; parchment; natural bamboo; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Keneseth series/Shelf series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 20.0"W x 10.0"D

Weight: 31.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Parchment And Bamboo

Tribal name: Rerau Madang Province.

Artist name: Rasp

Conception number: 767 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 610 of 810

prickly pair cactus,

vacuum cleaner carpet brush,

an old submerged hull

mold growth

Patinated brass casting; applied paint; 3.0” painted steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).  (Keneseth series.)

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Coming Up

Tribal name:  Rifao  MIlne Bay Province, Misima district, island group northwest of Sud-Est.

Artist name:  Mold Growth

Conception number:  771 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  611 of 810

Kitten number:  145

     living near river

     "your basement has two mold types!"

     black mold and white mold

waterways in the marsh as seen from above

Patinated brass casting; painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).  (Keneseth series.)

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Scribed Lines

Tribal name:  Romkun  Madang Province.

Artist name:  Waterways In The Marsh As Seen From Above

Conception number:  772 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  612 of 810

Kitten number:  146

     Port Moresby - 40"

     Lae - 175" rain

     elsewhere - 8 meters!

contrast

Cast brass patinated pattern; painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).  (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Contrast

Tribal name:  Ronji  Madang and Morobe provinces, 1 village in each province, north coast of Huon Peninsula, northwest of Wasu, north-north-west of Sapmanga, southeast of Saidor.

Artist name:  Contrast

Conception number:  773 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  613 of 810

Kitten number:  147

     after heavy rain

     we stop at all the landslides

     looking for bright gold

big sista

Aluminum patterns; parchment; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

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

Weight: 28.5 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Sheltered

Tribal name:  Rotokas Bougainville Province, Central Bougainville district, central mountains.

Artist name:  Big Sista

Conception number:  774 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  614 of 810

     during time of rain

     children under mom's tapas

     keeping dry and warm

party cracker surprise

Black pattern; brass bamboo casting; raffia; unpainted mild steel H beam pattern. (Keneseth series/Shelf series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 20.0"W x 10.0"D

Weight: 31.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Bamboo With Raffia

Tribal name: Rumu Gulf Province, Kikori district, north of Kikori on Kikori, Sirebi, and Tiviri rivers.

Artist name: Party Cracker Surprise

Conception number: 766 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 615 of 810

Trevor's fifth birthday

we brought chocolate ice cream

Jenny made chess pie

green circle line

Painted pattern - distressed; patinated hardware; 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: Green Line

Tribal name: Saep Madang Province, Gowar river area, Rai coast, east of Madang.

Artist name:  Green Circle Line

Conception number:  775 of 810

Made number:  616 of 810

     at the copper mine

     all the gauges corroded

     jungle closing in

tail and head

Patinated brass pattern; natural patina steel disc; painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown). (Keneseth series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6  12.0"H x 9.0"W x 6.0"D

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Round On Flat

Tribal name:  Safeyoka  Morobe Province, Kaiapit, Lae-Wamba, and Menyamya districts.

Artist name:  Tail And Head

Conception number:  777 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  617 of 810

Kitten number:  148

     above - keeps off rain

     In front - fends off stones and spears

     behind - good sledding!

focal point

Patinated brass pattern; natural patina steel disc; stainless steel ball bearing; painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).  (Keneseth series).

Documentation: BerniO  1/6  14.0"H x 9.0"W x 6.0"D

Weight: 10.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Disc With Bearing

Tribal name:  Saliba  Milne Bay Province, China strait, Sariba and Rogeia islands, mainland across from Rogeia island.

Artist name:  Focal Point

Conception number:  776 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  618 of 810

Kitten number:  149 of 810

     stare at shiny sphere

     you do not see me behind

     you are distracted