No.1 Neighbour: Art in Papua New Guinea 1956-2016

109 STRONG WOMEN №1 NEIGHBOUR the meat on a BBQ — you turn it and turn it. All I want is the blackness. The pot itself is bisque-fired in a kiln. So, afterwards, I fire it in a low-temperature fire to give it a black colour. I use beeswax — I use beeswax so it looks like leather. 1 The Tok Pisin (pidgin English) word ‘raskol’ refers to a member of a criminal gang operating in the larger cities of Port Moresby and Lae. 2 Hohola is a suburb of Port Moresby. MARY GOLE Round pot with iron oxide tapa designs and bat handles 1990 P.110 Water storage pot – man’s face 2013 P.111 Water storage pot – woman’s face 2013 OPPOSITE Mary Gole in her studio creating a tapa design by carving an iron oxide slip glaze prior to firing, Boroko, 1991 / Image courtesy: David Gole