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SUNDAY CHRONICLE September 6, 2015
Indigenous Art Exhibition... From page 15
when making cassava bread) gauge-pins (which are inserted in holes drilled into the canoe to gauge the even thickness of the vessel), arrow points and bows, flutes, stools, and a wooden tool to smooth fibre for weaving fans.” On show will be craft work of two women from St. Cuthbert’s Mission. They will demonstrate the technique of “tibisiri” craft making. The Master “Balata” craftsman George Tancredo and his assistant Guy Fredericks, both from
the Macushi village of Nappi in North Rupununi, will exhibit their “Balata” sculptures. Traditionally the Moving Circle of Lokono artists from the St. Cuthbert’s school takes the opportunity to introduce the work of an indigenous artist. This year there will be on display the wooden sculpture of a Lokono artist, Shirland Patoir. Shirland is from Maraicobai village in the Mahaicony River. The exhibition will feature the works of famous artists Oswald Hussein,
Winslow Craig, Desmond Ali, Foster Simon, and George Simon. Simon is not satisfied with the recognition given to arts and craft done by the indigenous peoples, and he was averse to the idea of the exhibition being held at the Amerindian Village in Sophia, where he says the atmosphere “allows for more mileage to be given to the indigenous food and drink and little or no attention given to arts and craft.” (Rebecca Ganesh)
George Simon explaining one of his pieces that will be on show
Artist George Simon displays a portrait of Father John Peter Bennett (Adrian Narine photos)