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Photo of Arnold J. Ambu ( Kaminibit Village, Middle Sepik River,  ) Arnold J. Ambu
Kaminibit Village, Middle Sepik River, 

Arnold Ambu was born in Kaminibit village on June 26th,1963.
He completed grade six at the the Kapaimari Community School in 1975. Arnold loves to carve and while he creates a wide range of ceremonial regalia he has become renowned for his whimsical interpretations of the mythical 'cassowary woman'.

Exhibitions:

Ceremony and Passage : 1996, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Sepik Spirits II: 1997, Gallery of Tribal Art, Vancouver, B.C.

Ancestral Flights: 2000, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

New Voices of the Tambaran: 2004, Alcheringa Gallery,
Victoria, B.C.

Tribal Adornments: 2004, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Rhythms of the Garamut: 2006, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.


Collections:

Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.


Pieces by Arnold J. Ambu:



Arnold J. Ambu - Cassowary Flute
Cassowary Flute
2008

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Arnold J. Ambu - Cassowary Woman Flute
Cassowary Woman Flute
2006

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Arnold J. Ambu - Ancestral Figure
Ancestral Figure
1999

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Arnold J. Ambu - Cassowary Woman
Cassowary Woman
2006
SOLD

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Arnold J. Ambu - Ancestral Figure
Ancestral Figure
2003
SOLD

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