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fiogf49gjkf0d PAPUA NEW GUINEA IS NOTED FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ART FORMS. THE
MOST WIDESPREAD ARE BILUMS, STRING BAGS MADE FROM NATURAL
FIBRES AND VARYING WIDELY BETWEEN PROVINCES. SPIRIT AND
STORYBOARDS, BASKET WORK AND SPECIALISED POTTERY ARE ALSO
PRIZED. WEAPONS, WOODEN BOWLS, MASKS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
MOSTLY DRUMS ARE WIDELY PRODUCED AND THE PEOPLE OF THE
TROBRIAND ISLANDS ARE NOTED FOR INTRICATE CARVINGS MADE FROM
EBONY AND INLAID WITH PEARL. STATUETTES FROM ANGORAM AND THE
SEPIK ARE ALSO ONE OF THE FAVOURITE BUYS.
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