PAPUA NEW GUINEA POSTCARDS 1

The images on this Web site were taken in 1928 in some remote pockets of

Papua New Guinea which had not then been influenced by western civilization.

The images reflect a society that had not changed for thousands of years.

Skulls are much used in the arts and rites of New Guinea tribes. Not

only the bones of enemies but also those of deceased relatives are

employed for many purposes. Among some tribes a widow wears her

departed husband's thigh bones as a collar around the neck or as

"panniers" about the waist. This skull was mounted on a post

in a pathway at Miwa.

Papua New Guinea warrior, 1928

Papua New Guinea man, 1928

Papua New Guinea man, 1928

Twenty miles from Port Moresby, over was then the only stretch of improved road in all of

Papua New Guinea is the traveller beaches Rona Falls. The main leap of this impressive

cataract of the Laloki River is from 80 to 90 feet. While in hydroelectric possibilities are

considerable, there is no prospect of its early development, for the largest city in

Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, had only 300 white inhabitants

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