ABG Department of Community Development Arts Culture & Music

07/12/2021

Popular musical instrument in most parts of North and Central Bougainville

03/12/2021

Culture in Bougainville

07/11/2021

Empowering local communities to revive and uphold their Cultures

Selau Constituency

24/10/2021

Carvers hard at work

20/10/2021

Bougainville Arts Culture & Music Policy Development Consultations in Bana District- South Bougainville

01/10/2021

24/11/2020

Tanamalit Low Altitude Forest and Cave Systems

To a new visitor, this will be one of the adventurous places on Nissan Island to explore. The place is about 65 feet below ground level. It has a tropical rainforest that stretches to more than 200 meters . It is a place the locals rarely visit since the vegetation cover of the forest floor is quite unwelcoming with very rugged and slippery rocks and thick mosses and undergrowth. The forest floor is also misty, cold and humid. To visit the place, one has to wear protective gear, including coats, protective shoes and hand gloves.

Nevertheless, the flora and fauna of the place is very attractive, with different species of birds, insects and amphibians. The whistling, chirping and shrieking sounds of birds accompanied by flapping sounds of wings will make a new visitor visiting the forest feel like walking in a big tropical rain forest. The locals also said of a rare type of snake species that inhabits the forest. However, this usually hides in the tree tops as well as the thick undergrowth. It can only be seen if one walks very quietly.

Apart from the flora and fauna, there is a very attractive underground cave system located within the forest. Covered by fallen branches, leaves and twigs of the forest’s canopy, the depths of one of the caves cannot be clearly seen. However, walking over the twigs and branches of trees to reach the other cave is very risky and dangerous as one can sink straight into the middle of the cave once the twigs and fallen branches give way to the weight of one walking. The water remains icy cold and crystal clean. Yet can become murky if it is disturbed.

The two caves present themselves as two sites on Nissan Island that can be really loved by cave divers. The locals told of a Whiteman who visited and explored the caves. According to the Whiteman, the cave has a long expanse of underground tunnel that could lead to the sea or other parts of the island. Since he was exploring the cave himself, he did not explore further considering safety purposes.

01/10/2020

01/10/2020

18/09/2020

The Building of the Haus Garamut or Tsutsubata...
‘A Ceremonial ritual of revitalizing a long-practiced Tradition of Cultural Enculturation Process of initiating the Younger generation into a Traditional Sphere of Authority – the Tsuhana or rite of passage to Chieftaincy.’
This is a tsutsubata in the Torokina District of South Bougainville.

02/09/2020

A true Island experience is always hidden in the heart of the vast open blue open ocean...
AROB'S ATOLLS

01/07/2020

Bougainville's untapped Tourism Potential

26/06/2020

There's so many legends behind such Cultural Objects

09/03/2020

COMING SOON TO AROB
The Arts Exhibition.

Somuk is a well known international Artist from Bougainville whose work of Art is famous in most parts of Europe

09/03/2020

CULTURE IN BOUGAINVILLE HAS BEEN PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN SUSTAINING PEACE, UNITY AND GROUP SOLIDARITY.
It is this that they uphold their identities with while also appreciating diversity.