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Dogina Lagim, carved by Rurupa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna
Lagim, carved by Rurupa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG.
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Dogina
Lagim, carved by Gigmwa of Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG.
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Uuna
Lagim, carved by Gigmwa of Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG.
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Dogina Lagim, carved by Gigimwa of Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Dogina Tabuya, carved by Gigimwa of Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Lagim, carved by Gigimwa of Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Tabuya, carved by Gigimwa of Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna
Tabuya, carved by Gigmwa of Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island,
PNG.
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Uuna Lagim, carved by a deceased Master Carver who apprenticed Gigimwa, Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Tabuya, carved by a deceased Master Carver who apprenticed Gigimwa, Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Dogina Lagim, carved by a deceased Master Carver who apprenticed Gigimwa, Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Dogina Tabuya, carved by a deceased Master Carver who apprenticed Gigimwa, Kaulaka Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. Notice the incorrect designs placed in section 5 of the Dogina Tabuya, where Form C1 should have been carved and painted. |
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Dogina Lagim, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Dogina Tabuya, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Lagim, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Tabuya, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Lagim, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Tabuya, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Dogina Lagim, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Dogina Tabuya, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Dogina Lagim, carved by Youwa of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Dogina Lagim and Tabuya mounted on prow of outrigger canoe. Carved by Youwa (?) of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Lagim, carved by Ruguna of Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Lagim, carved by Tauboda Kilivila who apprenticed Rurupa and Kaitotu, Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Uuna Tabuya, carved by Tauboda Kilivila who apprenticed Rurupa and Kaitotu, Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Lagim for sale on Kiriwina Island. Probably made for sale as these are too small for ocean-going outrigger canoes. Nevertheless the rules of design application and colour placement remain consistent with those carved specifically for Kula canoes. |
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Dogina Tabuya purchased from Trobriand Crafts, No. 12. Held in the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery. |
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Dogina Tabuya purchased from Trobriand Crafts, No. 13. Held in the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery. |
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Uuna Lagim purchased from Trobriand Crafts, No 3, 80x80.2 cm. Held in the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery. |
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Uuna Lagim purchased from Trobriand Crafts, No 4, 70.3x80 cm. Held in the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery. |
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Dogina Lagim purchased from Trobriand Crafts, No. 11, 60x80 cm. Held in the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery. |
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UUna Lagim purchased from Trobriand Crafts, No. 10, 50.5x70.1 cm. Held in the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery. |
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Repainting Youriku's masawa (kula outrigger canoe) in readiness for an expedition to Kitava Island, 1977. Note the papa design (form C2) in alternating red and black on white and the minutoula (form A2.2). |
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Repainting Youriku's masawa (kula outrigger canoe) in readiness for an expedition to Kitava Island, 1977. |
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Repainting Youriku's masawa, lagim and prowboards in readiness for an expedition to Kitava Island, 1977. |
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Bleached pandanus leaves (laya) being pegged out for sewing into a sail for the outrigger canoe, Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Continuing to peg out bleached pandanus leaves in preparation for community sewing of outrigger's sail, 1977. Vakuta Village, Vakuta Island, PNG. |
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Only men are involved in the communal sewing of the sail for an outrigger canoe. |
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The famous Nanoula, a mwari Malinowski commented on in 1922 as being old and famous! In 1978 Nanoula was in Giribwa Village, Kiriwina Island, PNG. |
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Roboti wearing both Nanoula and Kabwaku. Roboti was a relatively 'young' man to be handling such high ranking shells. Giribwa Village, PNG. |
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Mwari of various classes, cleaned and ready to hang for display prior to the crew returning to the village following a kula expedition to Kitava Island in 1977. |
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Display of mwari (armshell valuables) acquired on a successful kula expedition to Kitava Island in 1977. The display is mounted in Villages on Vakuta Island following the safe return of the kula crews. |
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Mwari, showing the cut end of the conidae and the attachment of ornaments. |
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Mwari, kula armshell. |
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'Mararana', kula shell necklace held by Youwa of Vakuta Island in 1977. |
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Several classes of shell necklaces (vaiguwa). Value ranking is established according to the even colour distribution and smoothness of the entire string, indicating it hasn't been broken since being created and that it has been handled by many men in exchanges (see Campbell 1983). |