The High Commission of Papua New Guinea in

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is the

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in the

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. In line with other Papuan diplomatic missions it is also referred to as Kundu London, after the traditional Papuan kundu drum. The High Commission was established in 1975, the year of Papua New Guinea's independence from

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Gallery

File:High_Commission_of_Papua_New_Guinea_2.jpg, Plaque outside the embassy depicting the

Emblem of Papua New Guinea The national emblem of Papua New Guinea consists of a Raggiana bird-of-paradise, bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a ''kundu (drum), kundu'' drum. Designed by Hal Holman, an Australian artist working for the Politics of Papua New Guin ...

File:Embassy for Papua New Guinea, 14, Waterloo Place, London WC1 - geograph.org.uk - 886131.jpg, The High Commission

References

External links

Official site

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