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Made in PNG ... bilums on show at Port Moresby’s craft market.
SATURDAY CRAFT MARKETS, PORT MORESBY 8am to 1pm No matter which Saturday you find yourself in Port Moresby, there will always be a bustling art and craft market to admire local works. Laguna Hotel hosts its craft market on the first Saturday of the month, followed by the Moresby Arts Theatre on the second Saturday, then the Holiday Inn and Ela Beach craft market on the last Saturday of the month. All four markets have extensive collections of tribal masks, shields, carvings, paints and intricate weavings. Some artists move between all four
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markets, so you’ll find many items to be similar at each. With art galleries quite rare in Port Moresby, this really is a special experience to see what’s on offer in terms of contemporary and traditional artists’ works in PNG. And the best part is that you’ll be able to meet some of the artists and chat with them about how they learnt their skills. Traditional dancers sometimes put on a show at the Ela Beach market. – NG LAE MARKET 7am to 3.30pm Lae’s main market is one of the region’s best, known for its taros and bananas, for which
Morobe Province is renowned. The market has a huge variety of garden produce, harvested from the gardens of rural Morobeans and Highlanders who travel down from the Eastern and Western Highlands provinces. Live chickens and ducks are also sold here, along with flower seeds and seedlings. A craft section has been added recently, where you can find handicrafts and handmade jewellery of many kinds. The market is mostly covered and is safe inside. CCTV has been added by the Lae police recently, making it safer still. – GM