The Rossel Mountains are a range of mountains on the island of
New Ireland, part of
Papua New Guinea. They are home to deposits of
chalk limestone, from which the ''
kulap
''Kulap'' figurines of limestone or chalk were made in Melanesia. The small funerary sculptures from New Ireland were associated with death rituals. They are typical in the hilly Punam region of the New Ireland province in Papua New Gui ...
'' figures native to the island are crafted.
References
Geonames.org
Mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea
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