ALEX DAWIA | 'Kuna Siuwai Pokong' | A book of Medicinal plants from Siwai in Papua New Guinea Joseph Au The traditional rainforest shields incorporate

The traditional rainforest shields incorporate bold designs which are truly unique

Matilda Malujewel Nona

curator and as a highly informed representative of his people saw him appointed in 1999 to the Board of Trustees of the Queensland Art Gallery as its youngest member and the first Torres Strait Islander on the governing body of Queensland’s premier visual arts organisation

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The patterns depicted in the background represent spiritual ancestors associated with gardening

ALEX DAWIA | 'Kuna Siuwai Pokong' | A book of Medicinal plants from Siwai in Papua New Guinea Joseph Au The traditional rainforest shields incorporateAlex Dawia, 'Kuna Siuwai Pokong' A book of Medicinal plants from Siwai in Papua New Guinea. First Published in 2018 'Ho mi ho kui ngung pekongTokunnoi riku, hoko kukareiho kui pokokg takuniai rihetong. Uwa ko, Hai nekong hongowa 'a nahamong, ho kui pokong mi, ho pokong itakai yi haha a roro ngo tawah Ho Korokoro rori hungyu, hoko musimang nekong toku topo inakaraei'. In translation: 'When you loose the traditional name, you lose the knowledge of the