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Sketch: Kondapina Catholic Church
I did this sketch one Sunday after lunch. The whole family came out and sketched too! We sat down and instantly we had a huge crowd around us, watching us. This put just about everyone off their drawing – Jesse and Keren moved to another spot (dragging about a third of the crowd away with them). This is what is called a kapa sios (or a permanent church), and although to our eyes or comfort it is not nearly as nice as their bush material churches, it is much more favoured by the locals. See also Other PNG Sketches.