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Vicki Kinai

Growing up in Papua New Guinea, Vicki Kinai draws on her cultural and artistic knowledge as a master weaver to create intricate weaving works.

Adapting the Grass Skirt

Vicki Kinai

In this video, artist and master weaver Vicki Kinai demonstrates how to weave a grass skirt using recycled plastic, adapting the traditional raffia used in in the highlands of her home in Papua New Guinea. She and Arts Gen creative producer and weaver Yasbelle Kerkow then discuss the context of when grass skirts are worn for dancing and ceremony, alongside the commercialisation of raffia production today.

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