In the
National Gallery of Victoria. Accompanying text:
Tobi Wanik
Wahgi people, Korkor Village, Wahgi Valley, Papua New Guinea
Fantom
c. 1998
This shield, made from a forty-four-gallon drum, is emblazoned in enamel paint with an image of the Phantom, a comic book super hero [sic] popular in the Wahgi Valley. The Phantom, a contemporary symbol of invincibility, warns the owner's opponents to beware of the man who never dies. The image of the Phantom, a 'good guy' is related to the 'moral uprightness' of warriors who must be blameless if victory is to be achieved.
The whole Skull-Island business is enough for this to qualify as Skull-blogging.
In the National Gallery of Victoria. Accompanying text:
10 comments:
Paper thin and with Mr Key in Washington and all, now that's skull duggery blogging.
prasteso, badly pronounced plasticene.
Ck yr. title, & feel free to delete this, to avoid any em-bare-ass-ment.
Wow. Nice widow's peak.
Rakish...
I didn't know Keith Haring was a Phantom fan.
Ck yr. title
Fixed. Shouldn't post late at night, but if I didn't, what else is there to do?
At night merc hangs upside down in the darkness beside a light waiting for passing moths...
Fixed.
Dude, it's still not American.
Now, that's a mashup!
On a semi-related note, I used to work for the man who introduced the "wolf whistle to the Kapauku Papuans.
Imagine if the cargo planes had held crates of Marvel Two-In-One.
Umm, the Papuans would all have brightly colored asses?
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