Enga
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The flag of Enga Province features traditional highland symbols representing the Enga people, the largest single language group in Papua New Guinea. Enga is the highest and most mountainous province, with peaks reaching over 3,500 metres. The province is known for the tee exchange system, a complex traditional trade network, and for elaborate ceremonial wigs made from human hair. Wabag is the provincial capital, situated in a mountain valley.
Enga men traditionally wear elaborate wigs made from their own hair, which they grow, cut, and weave into towering headdresses decorated with bird of paradise feathers.
Adopted: 1975
