Wednesday 24 September 2014
Kampung Asei Papua Indonesia, Producing World Bark Painting
Jayapura: bark painting. One of the most appealing souvenirs for tourists or anyone who visited Jayapura. Because local cultural motif paintings that appear on the leaflet gummy beech bark (ficus), which locals call the tree 'Khobouw', is indeed second to none in the world.
To get this bark painting, can be bought in the village of Great Asei, which is located in Jayapura, Papua. The price varies from $ 50 thousand to millions of dollars depending on the size and motif paintings. Great Asei village, which is located on an island with a population of around 75 heads of families, have a tradition of painting on the strong bark from the old to the children.
The tradition of painting on bark has been started since the 1600s. This tradition had become extinct with the times. The bark is the completeness of life as a fashion in our language is called malo. As a result of switching to a base material of clothing and other textile fabrics, the paintings on bark is also beginning to live, "said one of the bark painters from the village of Great Asei named Corry Ohee, when met at Kampung Asei Great, Thursday, September 11, 2014.
But in 1975, Corry says, native Papuan anthropologist Arnold Ap and Danielo Constantino Ayamiseba move back tradition to carve or paint the bark, the original carving Asei Tribe. Until now, the tradition continued. In fact, wood painting was introduced to foreign countries, such as in some countries in Europe.
According to Corry, a number of original paintings belonging bark Asei Tribes are kept in a number of major museums in mainland Europe. One of the national culture of Europe, Prof. Jac Hoogerbruge, collecting photographs of these paintings in a number of European countries and make a book about painting the bark.
Bark paintings made from beech bark sap, such as banyan trees, breadfruit trees, and jackfruit tree is unique. The process of processing up to be the way the bark, bark of trees felled thin skinned, then crushed, washed and dried in the sun to dry. After that it can be used to paint or carve.
Several motifs are usually painted bark of local residents, the nuanced motive natural resources, local knowledge, and the circumstances around the neighborhood residents. »But each painting has a meaning that is generated for the sustainability of life of local residents," he said.
But according to Corry, there are several motifs that are required and commonly used by people in the painting in the bark, the motive Yoniki. This motif is a symbol of the greatness and majesty of a king or Ondofolo indigenous population in Sentani. Yoniki is the highest motive for the entire Ondofolo in Sentani.
Other motives, Corry said, there is such Fouw. Fouw symbolizes the bond with the family and usually are round. »Then there is also a motive Aye-Mehele, Iuwga, Kino, O Mane-Mane, Rasyin Rale, Kheleuw, Khaley, and Kheyka," he said.
While the basic or dominant colors contained in the bark painting it black color is produced from soot or charcoal and charcoal pot, then the resulting white colors of lime for betel nut, and the resulting red color of red limestone. Each of these colors can then be mixed with other materials, such as breadfruit tree sap, water and coconut oil, "he said.
Due to increasing demand and the number of tourists to this village, this time the colors were sometimes replaced with synthetic paint. But if there is demand for bark paintings using original dye materials, local residents can we provide but the price will vary with synthetic dyes.
CUNDING LEVI
To get this bark painting, can be bought in the village of Great Asei, which is located in Jayapura, Papua. The price varies from $ 50 thousand to millions of dollars depending on the size and motif paintings. Great Asei village, which is located on an island with a population of around 75 heads of families, have a tradition of painting on the strong bark from the old to the children.
The tradition of painting on bark has been started since the 1600s. This tradition had become extinct with the times. The bark is the completeness of life as a fashion in our language is called malo. As a result of switching to a base material of clothing and other textile fabrics, the paintings on bark is also beginning to live, "said one of the bark painters from the village of Great Asei named Corry Ohee, when met at Kampung Asei Great, Thursday, September 11, 2014.
But in 1975, Corry says, native Papuan anthropologist Arnold Ap and Danielo Constantino Ayamiseba move back tradition to carve or paint the bark, the original carving Asei Tribe. Until now, the tradition continued. In fact, wood painting was introduced to foreign countries, such as in some countries in Europe.
According to Corry, a number of original paintings belonging bark Asei Tribes are kept in a number of major museums in mainland Europe. One of the national culture of Europe, Prof. Jac Hoogerbruge, collecting photographs of these paintings in a number of European countries and make a book about painting the bark.
Bark paintings made from beech bark sap, such as banyan trees, breadfruit trees, and jackfruit tree is unique. The process of processing up to be the way the bark, bark of trees felled thin skinned, then crushed, washed and dried in the sun to dry. After that it can be used to paint or carve.
Several motifs are usually painted bark of local residents, the nuanced motive natural resources, local knowledge, and the circumstances around the neighborhood residents. »But each painting has a meaning that is generated for the sustainability of life of local residents," he said.
But according to Corry, there are several motifs that are required and commonly used by people in the painting in the bark, the motive Yoniki. This motif is a symbol of the greatness and majesty of a king or Ondofolo indigenous population in Sentani. Yoniki is the highest motive for the entire Ondofolo in Sentani.
Other motives, Corry said, there is such Fouw. Fouw symbolizes the bond with the family and usually are round. »Then there is also a motive Aye-Mehele, Iuwga, Kino, O Mane-Mane, Rasyin Rale, Kheleuw, Khaley, and Kheyka," he said.
While the basic or dominant colors contained in the bark painting it black color is produced from soot or charcoal and charcoal pot, then the resulting white colors of lime for betel nut, and the resulting red color of red limestone. Each of these colors can then be mixed with other materials, such as breadfruit tree sap, water and coconut oil, "he said.
Due to increasing demand and the number of tourists to this village, this time the colors were sometimes replaced with synthetic paint. But if there is demand for bark paintings using original dye materials, local residents can we provide but the price will vary with synthetic dyes.
CUNDING LEVI
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