Stanford published this video item, entitled “Stanford’s Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden” – below is their description.
Located on Stanford’s campus, near the intersection of Lomita Drive and Santa Teresa Street, the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden contains wood and stone carvings of people, animals, and magical beings that illustrate clan stories and creation myths. Created by artists from Papua New Guinea in 1994, the sculpture garden is part of a collection of over 80 pieces of public art accessible on campus year-round.
Narration: Leonardo Lujan Orsini, ’21
Film: Connor Lee O’Keefe, MFA ’22, and Alexandra Stergiou, MFA ’22
Stanford YouTube Channel
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Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies 8,180 acres, among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is ranked among the best universities in the world.
Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from other countries with “Guinea” in the name.
It’s known for the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, in the southeast. The reserve protects a forested mountain range rich in native plants and animals, including chimpanzees and the viviparous toad. On the coast, the capital city, Conakry, is home to the modern Grand Mosque and the National Museum.
Papua New Guinea, in the southwestern Pacific, encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea and its offshore islands. A country of immense cultural and biological diversity, it’s known for its beaches and coral reefs. Inland are active volcanoes, granite Mt. Wilhelm, dense rainforest and hiking routes like the Kokoda Trail. There are also traditional tribal villages, many with their own languages.