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Steamboat connections in Ambon Residence, Dutch East Indies, in 1915. Dutch New Guinea or Netherlands New Guinea (Dutch: Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea, Indonesian: Nugini Belanda) was the western half of the island of New Guinea that was a part of the Dutch East Indies until 1949, later an overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1949 to 1962.
Treaties extended to Dutch New Guinea (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Dutch New Guinea" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Ulli Beier, a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Papua New Guinea since 1967, was crucial in encouraging young writers and getting their work published. From 1969 to 1974 he was the editor of Kovave, a journal of New Guinea literature. He also published Papua Pocket Poets, and Pidgin Pocket Plays.
The New Guinea campaign opened with the battles for New Britain and New Ireland in the Territory of New Guinea in 1942. Rabaul , the capital of the Territory was overwhelmed on 22–23 January and was established as a major Japanese base from whence they landed on mainland New Guinea and advanced towards Port Moresby and Australia. [ 10 ]
Culture of Papua New Guinea (23 C, 22 P) W. Western New Guinean culture (5 C, 1 P) Works about New Guinea (4 C, 3 P) This page was last edited on 20 April 2024, at ...
Duk-Duk dancers in the Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, 1913 Duk-Duk is a secret society , part of the traditional culture of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New Britain , the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea , in the South Pacific.
The Goroka Show is a well-known tribal gathering and cultural event in Papua New Guinea. It is a sing-sing held every year close to the country's Independence Day (16 September) in the town of Goroka, the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province. About 100 tribes arrive to show their music, dance and culture. [1]
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity.