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an artistic building with stairs leading up to it

Architecture In Papua New Guinea | Habitus Living

an image of three women with faces painted in different colors and designs on their bodies

an elaborately decorated building with red and white designs

Typical Trobriand Island House, Massim region. Melanesia. cheetahdmr@aol.com asmatcollection on ebay

an art piece hanging from the side of a gray wall with three bells attached to it

"A New Guinea "Mwali", a wealth ornament (technically an armband) passed on as a gift from one person to another in the so-called Kula cycle. Published in Truus Daalder's *Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment*, p. 6 " Joost Daalder

several colorful paintings on the wall next to an escalator

tokua airport, Rabaul

an old boat is covered with palm leaves and other things that are under the roof

Trobriand pirogue bow - Papua New Guinea

Trobriand pirogue bow - Papua New Guinea | Trobriand Islande… | Flickr

a necklace with shells and beads on a blue background

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a group of women in grass skirts dancing

some people are dressed up and posing for the camera with their headdresss

These children on Kiriwina in the Trobriand Islands welcomed us to their village. Their smiles, excitement and gorgeous dances were the…

some people are riding on the back of a boat

Getting around by canoe in Papua New Guinea. This is in Tufi, Northern Province. www.papuanewguinea.travel/northern

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some people are dressed up and dancing in grass

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some people are doing something in the grass

The Trobriand Island: (today officially known as the Kiriwina Islands) are a 170 mi archipelago of coral atolls off the eastern coast of New Guinea. They are situated in Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea. Most of the population of 12,000 indigenous inhabitants live on the main island of Kiriwina, which is also the location of the government station, Losuia.