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Cultural Bridges: Kwoma art strengthens ties between PNG and United States

The soft hum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York enveloped Tobi Borungai, Chairman of the Kwoma Arts Group, and Mathew Kuarchinj, Chief of Mariwai Village, as they stepped into the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Their eyes traced the intricate designs etched onto 250 painted sago palm branches—each a symbol of Kwoma identity, carefully crafted by their fathers decades ago.