Telefomin
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 Papua New Guinea
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 Sandaun
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| Coordinates : | 5 ° 7 ′ S , 141 ° 34 ′ E | ||
| Time zone : | AEST (UTC + 10) | ||
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Telefomin is a town and at the same time the capital of the Telefomin Rural Local-level Government and the Telefomin District of the Sandaun Province in Papua New Guinea . The place is on the uppermost Sepik in the west of the country, in the Star Mountains in the area of the central highlands. The Bimin-Kuskusmin ethnic group is at home here.
The place is also known for the decorated house entrance boards (amitung) and battle shields (atkom) . Such pieces can be seen in various museums such as the British Museum of Mankind London , Australian Museum Sydney , Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin , Museum für Völkerkunde Basel , Musee National des Arts Africains et Océaniens Paris .
literature
- Dr. Barry Craig: Art and Decoration of Central New Guinea . Shire Ethnography, 1988, ISBN 0-85263-941-4 .