
Discovered Again: New Guinea tribal body decoration
This is a painting of a tribesman from New Guinea that I did years ago in my sketchbook looking at tribal body decoration.
This is a painting of a tribesman from New Guinea that I did years ago in my sketchbook looking at tribal body decoration.
My Grandparents house is full of interesting bits and bobs that they’ve collected over the years. Many are from their travels and I’ve always been drawn to their collection of things from Kenya. They moved there in the 50’s when…
This is another drawing I did years ago of a woman from the Nuba tribe. The decorative patterns on her body are created by scarification.
This is a drawing from one of my sketchbooks looking at tribal body decoration. This woman is from the Nuba tribe in Sudan. The decoration on her chest is scarification; a long and painful process that involves incising the skin…
One of my favourite sketchbooks is based on tribal body decoration. This is a painting I did of a Nuba tribesman from Sudan. I love the geometric patterns and soft pastel colours with the dark contrast and hint of ember.