September 16, 2024 – Kerema, Gulf Province. As Papua New Guinea marks its 49th year of Independence, the Toare Gulf Mask Festival stands as a vibrant testament to the nation’s rich cultural diversity. Each year, Toare village bursts to life, showcasing intricately designed masks in all their colourful splendour.

Papuan Gulf masks made from tapa cloth over a cane frame come from the region between Kerema and Orokolo. They were for a complex dance cycle.

Papuan Gulf masks made from tapa cloth over a cane frame come from the region between Kerema and Orokolo. They were for a complex dance cycle. Other Papuan Gulf masks made from woven cane come from West of Orokolo through to Kikori.

Aug 5, 2024 · The Toare Mask Festival, hosted on the 03 rd of August 2024, was a beautiful celebration of local culture and traditions in Kerema District.

Dance mask (Hokore), Karama village, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Woven plant fibre and natural pigments. This mask represents a hornbill or a crocodile; the latter is the totemic emblem of a clan in Karama village, located East of Kerema, length 99 x…

Mar 6, 2017 · Location: The Gulf Mask Festival is held in the Gulf Province located on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, in a small village of Toare. How to get there: Toare village is only a few kilometres away from Kerema (capital of the Gulf Province) located 300km from Port Moresby (about 5h drive).

Jan 2, 2019 · Difficult to reach by both land and sea, the Gulf Mask Festival is a treasure of traditional culture and dress. Writer and photographer Olga Fontanellaz travels to this lesser-visited region to record a unique sing-sing.

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Our Toare Mask Festival Committee was given a K5,000 donation by Papua LNG rep! What a pathetic amount when K100,000 or so is donated to Hiri Moale Festivals. Gulf Masks are a rare and authentic...

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