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Shopping guide Basin and the Papuan Gulf while the two major craft producing areas
Modern department complexes rub shoulders with quaint little stores are the Huon Peninsula and Milne Bay.
and artefact shops where you may try your hand at gentle bargaining. Climate
Arts and crafts are as diverse as they are distinctive, produced by 23 C–32 C in coastal areas and 14 C–28 C in the highlands.
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different artisans according to their individual skills and unique Clothing
talents.
Casual, but more formal than other Pacific countries. Females
Pottery, weapons, carvings, musical instruments and basketwork are should dress modestly. A sweater or jacket is necessary in the
just a few of the handicrafts sold throughout PNG, the world’s largest highlands.
producer of tribal arts and crafts. Currency
There is a fascinating selection of masks, including ancestral and The kina is divided into 100 toea. Credit cards are accepted at major
spirit masks. Decorated boards and boat prows are popular objects in hotels. Tips are generally not expected, but encouraged if you are
Papuan Gulf culture and are thought to be protective spirits to ward happy with the service provided.
off sickness and evil. Shields come in all shapes and sizes and are
made of hide stretched over a framework.

Stools, tables and headrests are ornate and carry intricate carvings,
while fishing hooks were suspended in the men’s house and
represented spirits which helped in fighting, hunting and warding off
disease.
Jewellery, body ornaments and accessories are made from pigs
teeth, shell, orchid stems, dogs teeth, seed, snake spine, and pigs
tusks.
The village of Aibom, near the Chambri Lakes, specialises in a unique
form of pottery. The two greatest regions for art are the Sepik River

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