Crafted with meticulous artistry, these totems emerged from the creative hands of skilled artisans during the resplendent 7th Melanesian Arts Festival, an event that graced Port Vila with its vibrant cultural tapestry just last month.
The masterpiece itself, a testament to the fusion of tradition and innovation, hails from the gifted hands of Papua New Guinea's own wood carver virtuoso, Jack Kauwi. Its stately presence now adorns the façade of the Melanesian Spearhead Secretariat head office, an emblem of the enduring ties that bind these Melanesian nations.