Ulugali'i Somoa : Samoan Couple
Author: Shigeyuki Kihara
Date: 2005
Place: Samoa
Now presented: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: c-type photograph
This photograph captures the beauty of oposites. Masculinity and femininity are pictured here in pur form. The photo was taken by a woman, Shigeyuki Kihara
Date: 2005
Place: Samoa
Now presented: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: c-type photograph
This photograph captures the beauty of oposites. Masculinity and femininity are pictured here in pur form. The photo was taken by a woman, Shigeyuki Kihara
Women Wearing Net Bags (Bilum)
Author: Wahgi Tribe
Place: Papau New Guinea
Medium: natural fibers, ficus plant
Bilum are rich metaphorical symbols. Among the women of the Wahgi tribe, who live in the Wahgi valley of the central highlands, the term bilum may be used as a synonym for the womb and bride, and they are also associated with ideas of female attractiveness depending on how hey are worn they can indicate whether a girl is eligible for marriage.
Place: Papau New Guinea
Medium: natural fibers, ficus plant
Bilum are rich metaphorical symbols. Among the women of the Wahgi tribe, who live in the Wahgi valley of the central highlands, the term bilum may be used as a synonym for the womb and bride, and they are also associated with ideas of female attractiveness depending on how hey are worn they can indicate whether a girl is eligible for marriage.
Photo: Easter Island, Polynesia