Papua New Guinea Photos

Papua New Guinea is interesting because the landscape is so fragmenting that this small nation contains 850 of the world's roughly 6,500 languages. Until westerners broke the isolation of the highlands in the 1930s, many tribes of PNG thought they were the only people on earth. The first wheels that some PNG cultures saw were on airplanes. Those wanting to see how early peoples lived saw examples during the 20thC.

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Sepik River, PNG Women paddle by dead waterlogged trees in their canoe, Angoram. Papua New Guinea Children swimming in the water near a canoe in Tambanam. Papua New Guinea Kanganaman carvings. Papua New Guinea
Young boy using a device to throw a spear in Kamburamba. Papua New Guinea Boys holding captive raptor birds in Timbunke. Papua New Guinea House Tambaran at Timbunke. Papua New Guinea Carver posing with his artwork near the house Tambaran in Wambun. Papua New Guinea
Highlands, PNG Archers with huge mud masks perform in the Mudmen village. Papua New Guinea Sharp toothed clay mask of a Mudman in the Mudman village. Papua New Guinea Example of a Mudman's oversized clay mask. Papua New Guinea
War party armed with spears on road near Banz. Papua New Guinea Men on knees approach women during a courtship ritual near Banz. Papua New Guinea Woman with tree kangaroo, one of four PNG species, on the way to Kundiawa. Papua New Guinea Trees and mountains make up the highland scenery. Papua New Guinea
Madang, PNG Wild hornbill birds raid the breakfast tables for fruit at the Madang Resort Hotel. Papua New Guinea Tree kangaroos in captivity in Madang. Papua New Guinea Fruit bats hang from a tree in Madang. Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, PNG Mural on front of parliament building in Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea Woman carrying her purchases from her head at a market in Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea Baby playing in boxes at the Port Moresby market. Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Art Asmat ancestor skull from New Guinea at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA Basketry mask from Prince Alexander Mountains of New Guinea at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA Collection of war shields from Irian Jaya & New Guinea at Seattle Art Museum. Seattle, WA
PNG Sepik River Art Detail of slit-drum from Sepik River of New Guinea at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA Orator's Pulpit by Iatmul people of Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX Basketry figure of wild pig from Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX
PNG New Ireland Art Carved mask from northern New Ireland Polynesia at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany Mask from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI Mask from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI
PNG New Britain Art Ceremonial night mask from New Britain of Papua New Guinea at Honolulu Academy of Arts. Honolulu, HI Melanesian figure staff from New Britain at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX Dance mask from New Britain Polynesia at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany
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