Men from Soraken wearing upe, a headdress representing the transition to adulthood which later became a national symbol of Bougainville
According to the Bougainville Flag, Emblem and Anthem (Protection) Act 2018, the flag consists of "a depiction of an upe superimposed over concentric discs of black and white on a cobalt blue field". The upe is a traditional headdress worn by Bougainvillean men as a symbol of adulthood. The black disc "represents the distinctive skin colour of the Bougainvillean people", while the white disc represents the kapkap, a traditional symbol of authority made from mother of pearl. The 24 green equilateral triangles within the kapkap symbolise "the importance of land to the Bougainvillean people", the blue field represents the ocean. The official flag aspect ratio is 2:3.[1]
History
The flag was designed by Johnathan and Moses Havini.[2] It was first raised at Arawa on 1 September 1975, during the independence celebrations for the unrecognised Republic of North Solomons.[3] It was chosen in a nationwide competition[2] held over many months in 1975. The selection panel appointed by the Bougainville Provincial Assembly included Fr. John Momis M.H.A, Regional Member for Bougainville (PNG Parliament), Mr. Peter Sissiou, President of the Arawa Town Council and Mr. Leo Hannett, Planner, Bougainville Provincial Government.
As a symbol of secession, the flag was initially proscribed by the PNG government. In January 1976, a primary school on Buka Island was shut down for flying the flag.[4] However, the flag was retained by the North Solomons Province following the reintegration of the republic into PNG in 1976.[5] The Provincial Symbols Act 1978 gave official status to the flag and made it an offence to use it for a commercial purpose without the consent of the responsible minister.[6] Later, the Autonomous Bougainville Government's Bougainville Flag, Emblem and Anthem (Protection) Act 2018 reaffirmed the official status of the flag. It also created a new offence of using, displaying, destroying or damaging the flag with the intention of dishonouring it, with a maximum fine of 10,000 kina, and extended the fine for unauthorised commercial use to a maximum of 100,000 kina for corporations.[6][1]
flag, bougainville, pisin, plak, bilong, bogenvil, symbol, autonomous, region, bougainville, papua, guinea, originally, adopted, 1975, secessionist, republic, north, solomons, bougainvilleuseautonomous, region, bougainvilleproportion2, 3adopted1975designred, w. The Flag of Bougainville Tok Pisin plak bilong Bogenvil is a symbol of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea It was originally adopted in 1975 by the secessionist Republic of the North Solomons BougainvilleUseAutonomous Region of BougainvilleProportion2 3Adopted1975DesignRed and white upe headdress superimposed on a green and white kapkap on a field of cobalt blue Designed byJohnathan and Moses Havini Contents 1 Design and symbolism 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesDesign and symbolism Edit Men from Soraken wearing upe a headdress representing the transition to adulthood which later became a national symbol of Bougainville According to the Bougainville Flag Emblem and Anthem Protection Act 2018 the flag consists of a depiction of an upe superimposed over concentric discs of black and white on a cobalt blue field The upe is a traditional headdress worn by Bougainvillean men as a symbol of adulthood The black disc represents the distinctive skin colour of the Bougainvillean people while the white disc represents the kapkap a traditional symbol of authority made from mother of pearl The 24 green equilateral triangles within the kapkap symbolise the importance of land to the Bougainvillean people the blue field represents the ocean The official flag aspect ratio is 2 3 1 History EditThe flag was designed by Johnathan and Moses Havini 2 It was first raised at Arawa on 1 September 1975 during the independence celebrations for the unrecognised Republic of North Solomons 3 It was chosen in a nationwide competition 2 held over many months in 1975 The selection panel appointed by the Bougainville Provincial Assembly included Fr John Momis M H A Regional Member for Bougainville PNG Parliament Mr Peter Sissiou President of the Arawa Town Council and Mr Leo Hannett Planner Bougainville Provincial Government As a symbol of secession the flag was initially proscribed by the PNG government In January 1976 a primary school on Buka Island was shut down for flying the flag 4 However the flag was retained by the North Solomons Province following the reintegration of the republic into PNG in 1976 5 The Provincial Symbols Act 1978 gave official status to the flag and made it an offence to use it for a commercial purpose without the consent of the responsible minister 6 Later the Autonomous Bougainville Government s Bougainville Flag Emblem and Anthem Protection Act 2018 reaffirmed the official status of the flag It also created a new offence of using displaying destroying or damaging the flag with the intention of dishonouring it with a maximum fine of 10 000 kina and extended the fine for unauthorised commercial use to a maximum of 100 000 kina for corporations 6 1 See also EditFlag of Papua New Guinea List of Papua New Guinean flagsReferences Edit a b BOUGAINVILLE FLAG EMBLEM AND ANTHEM PROTECTION ACT 2018 PDF Autonomous Bougainville Government Retrieved 8 December 2019 a b Their own flag Papua New Guinea Post Courier 1 September 1975 Speeches and a flag Papua New Guinea Post Courier 3 September 1975 B ville school will re open Papua New Guinea Post Courier 22 January 1976 N Solomons get holiday Papua New Guinea Post Courier 27 August 1976 a b Bougainville Flag Emblem and Anthem Protection Bill 2018 Explanatory Note PDF Autonomous Bougainville Government Retrieved 8 December 2019 This flag related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Papua New Guinea related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flag of Bougainville amp oldid 1128843202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
