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Sketching in Papua New Guinea

Sketching in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea was the perfect place for one of my favourite travel pastimes, sketching. There’s no better way of really looking at things than by trying to draw them, and it’s a great way to meet the locals. Many times they would stand around watching me draw, and voice their approval looking through my sketch book with vocal clicks.

My first full day in PNG was spent at the Rabaul Hotel.…

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PNG National Mask Festival - Baining Fire Dance

PNG National Mask Festival – Baining Fire Dance

A highlight of the Papua New Guinea National Mask Festival the Baining Fire Dance was a memorable evening of fantastic costumes, rhythmic singing and drumming, all around and through a large fire.

Each of the dancers came out one by one, in one of three different memorable costumes. I rather liked the impish smaller costumes with the tall headpieces, but the huge bark masks are an iconic…

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I am absolutely in love and inspired by the masks of Papua New Guinea. These ones in particular.