Art and Ritual: Aina Asi A Mavaru Kavamu

The artist writes of the issues facing her as a citizen of Papua New Guinea, a descendant of the Motu Koita people, being female and an artist/textile designer. Her traditional grass skirts were included in the Asia-Pacific Triennial.

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Telling it How it is: Pacific Islands Theatre in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Pacific Stories from New Caledonia

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