Culture events with 1-11 Clothing & Adornment tag

Ancestors clothing

Edited Nov. 22, 2022, 3:10 p.m. by Steve

Follow up questions. There's quite a bit in Interviews about clothing, here I wanted to get more of the procedure for making tumbuna clothes. (Text 1 ain't it)...

1-11 Clothing & Adornment

Getting ears pierced

Edited Dec. 8, 2022, 9:44 a.m. by Steve

Natalie and I visited Rut and Silas in their home. We noticed that Rut had one of her ears pierced and started talking about it. We did this in Tok Pisin. Then we got a recording on how it's done. Steve followed up with some interview questions....

1-11 Clothing & Adornment

Interview about tattoos

Edited Nov. 22, 2022, 2:29 p.m. by Steve

Further follow up to tattoo questions: 1. megite hogu ogoo mohis hogu nononn pigeb igugund ig? (Where do people get tattoos?) 2. su mohis hogu nononn piginim eb nann megiteme obob egee nann? (Today what do people use to do tattoos?) 3. mohis mut yomu obob egee nelis o wig? (do people use fire ashes...

1-11 Clothing & Adornment

Interviews about bilums

Edited May 15, 2023, 8:56 a.m. by Steve

Following Interviews about clothing I followed up asking about bags and bilums. 1. nom megite ombo obo igwig? (what's in your bag?) 2. mohis tenn obo obogolob igu o wig? (do all men wear bags?) 3. teme obogolob igugund o wig? (do ladies wear bags?) 4. undum o...

1-11 Clothing & Adornment

Interviews about clothing

Edited Nov. 22, 2022, 8:51 a.m. by Steve

1. ubi hogu unim hebingondo hutam hutam hobol amee (call the names of clothing) 2. megite ab ogoo ubi hogu abagama ig? (where do you get it?) 3. ubi hogu isig megite ab ogoo pigeb igwonn ig? (where do you put old clothes?) 4. ubi hogu mehamonn pibuguleb noloo om mehamonn mogom neleb igugund ig? (who...

1-11 Clothing & Adornment

Kids les of clothing

Edited Nov. 17, 2022, 3:14 p.m. by Steve

Follow up to interview about clothes. Why do kids become les of wearing clothes?...

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Making a bilum

Edited Nov. 18, 2022, 9:57 a.m. by Steve

Nepkak was working at her bilum whilst we sat around the fire. I started talking to her about it, how it's made, what feathers were used, if her daughters know how to make it. Some further text on how bilum are made came up in Interviews about bilums...

1-11 Clothing & Adornment

Overnight in Womune

Edited March 28, 2024, 10:59 a.m. by Steve

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Scar tatoos

Edited Feb. 8, 2023, 12:02 p.m. by Steve

talking about making Scar tatoos...

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Simba leaves

Edited Dec. 31, 2021, 1:18 a.m. by Steve

On the trail back from Ogomam Gina and Nabmi identified the Simba plant for us. It produces a nice smell when it's leaves are crushed. These leaves are used as bilas in dances....

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Talking about Tatoos

Edited Nov. 22, 2022, 2:34 p.m. by Steve

Conversations about tatoos. Some more details at the end of the Interviews about clothing recordings....

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Turning Omu into bilum string

Edited Jan. 31, 2023, 10:05 a.m. by Steve

During Interviews about bilums the process of making string from omu came up. These questions followed up a bit...

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Washing body

Edited Dec. 31, 2021, 1:18 a.m. by Gerdine

Natalie and I went with Mongongongam down to the water to learn a few culture events at once. That was set up. When we got there, Saron and Angondi's daughter were already there. They were washing insides of a pig that was killed yesterday and also washing some pots and clothes. After the dishes an...

1-11 Clothing & Adornment

Washing laundry

Edited Dec. 31, 2021, 1:18 a.m. by Gerdine

Natalie and I went with Mongongongam down to the water to learn a few culture events at once. That was set up. When we got there, Saron and Angondi's daughter were already there. They were washing insides of a pig that was killed yesterday and also washing some pots and clothes. To wash the clothes...

1-11 Clothing & Adornment

how to make a tulip bilum

Edited July 6, 2023, 4:01 p.m. by Gerdine

Mandangu and Natalie were weaving their tulip bilums. I asked Amon for the process of making these bilums....

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