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Museum Of Anthropology Exhibit Explores Papua New Guinea Culture Museum of Anthropology exhibit explores Papua New Guinea culture. September 4, 2007. A new permanent exhibit, “Face to Face The Arts of Exchange in Mainland Papua New Guinea http://www.wfu.edu/news/release/2007.09.04.a.php
Extractions: September 4, 2007 Over a period of years, the museum has gathered a significant collection of items representing many of the diverse groups living in Papua New Guinea, an island nation located north of Australia. "All the objects in the exhibit are decorated with faces, primarily spirit faces,” said Beverlye Hancock, the curator of the exhibit. “Everything from pots to cook in to objects used in men’s ceremonial houses have faces on them. The faces represent very powerful and protective spirits.” Many of the items were collected in the 1960s by Joan and William Kapfer when they were technical assistants to the Lutheran Mission in the Highlands near Mt. Hagan. Additional items were given to the museum by other donors who worked or traveled in Papua New Guinea, including Frank Dixon Underwood, Russell Olson, Nancy Sokal, Adele LaBrecque, Gordon Hanes and a group of anonymous donors. Dr. David and Karina Rilling contributed pots and dishes with ancestor and nature images modeled and engraved on their surfaces. Papua New Guinea has an ancient past but its more isolated regions have only become known to the outside world since the 1930s. The main island, the second largest in the world, has a diversity of environments, peoples and languages, but the many rivers and their tributaries serve as highways on which canoes move goods from people to people and place to place. The exhibit also explores the type and importance of trade networks between people in the area.
Papua New Guinea | The Power Of Culture Links bij dit bericht. Government PapuaNew Guinea ; Moresby Arts Centre ; Gallery PNG HGIS Culture Subsidy for digitising Papua's legacy (The Power of Culture, november 2003) http://www.powerofculture.nl/en/policy/papua_new_guinea.html
Extractions: @import "/sites/all/modules/admin_menu/admin_menu.css"; @import "/themes/kvc/style.css"; @import "/themes/kvc/specials.css"; @import "/themes/kvc/lightbox.css"; @import "/themes/kvc/print.css"; @import "/modules/system/admin.css"; Links bij dit bericht Cultural policy of non-western countries The arts are not always in a prominent place on the political agenda in Africa, Latin-America and Asia. Nevertheless, an increasing number of governments recognise the importance of culture in itself and in connection to social and economic development. Part twenty-seven in a series on cultural policy in non-Western countries. May 2007 - Papua New Guinea is known to be the most culturally diverse country in the world. More than eight hundred different population groups with their own language live in the archipelago. But since it gained independence from Australia in 1975, the country's government has faced a complicated challenge: which language will unify the country?
Extractions: Skip to main navigation The people are mostly descendants of the Papuans – Melanesians who are closely related to the islanders of Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Today there are 5,130,560, people living in Papua New Guinea – more than a third of them in the rugged Highlands. Papua New Guinea's culture is extremely diverse and, within each region, visitors will experience a rich variety of traditional customs. The traditional Melanesian cultures – more than 200 have been identified – are kept alive in elaborate rituals involving deaths, feasts, marriages, compensation ceremonies and initiation rites. Visitors to country areas, especially in the highlands, will often find local variations in village construction, dialect and dress. The Highlands has more than 60 separate languages, cultures and traditions. The colorful Huli Wigman and the Asaro Mudmen can be seen in traditional bilas (costume) during cultural shows, where local Sing Sings and exhibitions of dances are accompanied by the beat of ‘kundu’ drums. The Goroka and Mount Hagen Cultural Shows are so popular that accommodation bookings have to be made a year in advance. Port Moresby, the gateway to Papua New Guinea, is known for the exciting Hiri Moale Festival. This recreates the epic voyages undertaken by the Motuans of Papua, who traded clay pots for sago with the Gulf people. This unique barter system ensured the survival of Motuans and, in return, provided the Gulf people with clay pots for domestic use. Another fascinating cultural event is the Yam Harvest Festival by the Trobriand Islanders of the Milne Bay Province. The festival highlights the workmanship of the people who use traditional methods of planting and harvesting yams.
YouTube - Papua New Guinea Asaro mudmen to firedancers; highland mountains to the Trobriand Islands. Art, music dance. Tuvurvur volcano at Rabaul. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfgS41D3VQc
Extractions: Skip to content Amnesty International is a global movement of over 2.8 million people committed to defending those who are denied justice or freedom. Search 5 September 2006, 06:07AM The government's ongoing failure to tackle violence against women in Papua New Guinea has resulted in this violence becoming so pervasive that it impedes national development and contributes to the spread of HIV/AIDS, according to a new report by Amnesty International. "Violence against women is endemic in Papua New Guinea: it affects the majority of women and girls in some parts of the country. Apologists for this violence, including in government, cling to tired old excuses such as culture, tradition or lack of resources," said Purna Sen, Asia Pacific Director at Amnesty International as she launched the report from the capital Port Moresby. "This report shatters those defences. Amnesty International has researched violence against women across the world, from Sweden to Colombia to the Solomon Islands - and we have seen governments invoke the same justifications everywhere. But there are no excuses - governments are obliged under international law to protect women from violence, no matter where, when or from whom."
Extractions: From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! Jump to: navigation search Papua New Guinea Other stories from Papua New Guinea More articles here Location of Papua New Guinea To write, edit, start or view other articles on Papua New Guinea, see the Papua New Guinea Portal Monday, August 9, 2010 Audio Audio file created from text revision dated 2010-08-09 and may not reflect subsequent edits to this report. Audio Help Audio Wikinews Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested the Culture and Tourism Minister, Guma Wau, and charged him with attempted murder. The host of Radio Australia 's Pacific Beat programme, Firmin Nanol, reported that the minister was charged and detained for an hour before being released on bail in connection with the shooting of a 50 year old man on June 13.
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Extractions: CULTURE BACK to our PNG home page Papua New Guinea is not just one culture but a myriad of cultures. Each of the 800 language groups has its own distinct cultural practices, and variation in customs and traditions can be just as salient between the highlands and the coastal areas as between neighbouring areas within the same province. Some PNG cultures of particular interest that are easily accessible to tourists include: Gogodala culture of Balimo
Extractions: CONTACT: Amnesty International Papua New Guinea: Culture and Resources No Excuse for Violence against Women LONDON - September 4 - The government's ongoing failure to tackle violence against women in Papua New Guinea has resulted in this violence becoming so pervasive that it impedes national development and contributes to the spread of HIV/AIDS, according to a new report by Amnesty International. "Violence against women is endemic in Papua New Guinea: it affects the majority of women and girls in some parts of the country. Apologists for this violence, including in government, cling to tired old excuses such as culture, tradition or lack of resources," said Purna Sen, Asia Pacific Director at Amnesty International as she launched the report from the capital Port Moresby. "This report shatters those defences. Amnesty International has researched violence against women across the world, from Sweden to Colombia to the Solomon Islands and we have seen governments invoke the same justifications everywhere. But there are no excuses governments are obliged under international law to protect women from violence, no matter where, when or from whom." Gang rapes, knife attacks on wives, beating and sexual abuse of girls and torture and murder of female "sorcerers" are among the many forms of violence against women in Papua New Guinea. The threat of rape, sexual assault and other violence is so great that women and girls cannot freely move round their communities, go to school, to the market or to work. The state's failure to enable women to become safely involved in civil and economic life severely constrains the full use of resources for national development.
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Extractions: Places To Go Papua New Guinea Scheduled Expeditions Choose your currency Goroka Cultural Show Held in September every year, the Goroka Show is famous for its dazzling array of singing groups, showcasing some of the many cultures of Papua New Guinea view details Morobe Cultural Show The Morobe Show is one of the oldest festivals in Papua New Guinea. Originally a purely agricultural show, it is now Papua New Guinea's largest festival, maintaining its agricultural focus, but with a large cultural component. view details Mount Hagen Cultural Show Perhaps the most famous cultural show in Papua New Guinea, Trans Niugini Tours has now been offering itineraries based around the Hagen Show for 28 years! The Mount Hagen Show brings together singsing groups from all over the country in an amazing conglomeration of colour, beauty and culture. The Hagen show is held in August every year. view details Tumbuna Sing-Sing Tumbuna is the Tok Pisin (the lingua franca of Papua New Guinea) word for ancestors. "Taim Bilong Tumbuna" refers to the time before the white-man came, being the ways of the ancestors.
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Extractions: Website By including three of the choicest locations on the main island in this Papua New Guinea culture and wildlife tour, we aim to reveal, in all their glory, the premier natural history and cultural attractions of the country. Verdant rainforests, cool mountains, fabulous birds of paradise, flamboyant Huli Wigmen, colourful coral reefs, traditional river tribes: all await discovery in this superlative PNG tour. Day Depart London. Arrive Singapore. Connect with flight to Port Moresby. Arrive Port Moresby. Connect with flight to Tari. Tfr to Lodge. O/n Ambua Lodge, FB. Full day for nature and cultural tours. O/n Ambua Lodge, FB. Full day for nature and cultural tours. O/n Ambua Lodge, FB. Catch charter flight to Karawari. Board the boat. O/n Sepik Spirit, FB. Cruising the jungle waterways. O/n Sepik Spirit, FB. Cruising the jungle waterways. O/n Sepik Spirit, FB.
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Extractions: Art-Pacific home Site map Guide to artifacts New Guinea artifacts Abelam Yam Masks and Tops Art-Pacific: Guide to artifacts buy New Guinea yam masks and tumbuans from JungleOutpost.com and NewGuineaArt.com Basket yam masks are an essential part of the elaborate yam harvest ceremonies and festivals put on by the Abelam people of the East Sepik Province. Rituals associated with yams form the basis of the spiritual life of the Abelam. Figure 1: Yam lining in the south Wosera, late 1980s The Abelam cultivate gardens of yams ( mami in tok pisin) as their main staple crop. The yams can be stored for up to six months. They also grow beans, taro, bananas, tobacco, maize and sweet potatoes, as well as small cash crops of coffee, rubber and cocoa. A population of over 40,000 people in this language group lives in the lower inland foothills of the Prince Alexander Mountains and down into the plains on the north side of the Middle Sepik River. The main road through this area goes to the towns of Maprik and Hayfield which are about 140 km from the coastal, provincial capital of Wewak. A side road from Hayfield branches down through the south Wosera to the Sepik River landing of Pagwi. Unlike the stilt houses built above the flood plains of the Sepik, the Abelam village houses hug closer to the warmth of the earth. Their A-frame Haus Tambarans start low in the back and soar up to heights of 80 feet (27 meters) under the pitched, overhanging front with thick thatch roofs sweeping down to the ground.
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