Hilda Mekio

b. 1978, Godibehi village, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Lives and works in Godibehi village, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea

Hilda’s birth mother is Fate Savari (Isawdi), Chief of Dahorurajé clan women. Her mother-in-law is Flora Mekio. She is married to Edgar Mekio and is learning old Ematé clan barkcloth designs that her mother-in-law painted as well as from her mother Fate Savari.

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