Sepic river

Alcester island Along the road Chimbu Highlands Kaibola Karawari village Mud Men Panaete Island Port Moresby Rabaul Sepic river Sing Sing Trobriand Islands Woodlark island

Sepik River
region of
Papua New Guinea

 Tambarans are spirits so the haus tambaran
is the house where they live - or at least where
the carvings that represent them are kept.

 

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the Haus Tambaran

 

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where the men gather

 

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the interior ceiling

 

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a chair

 

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posts that are in the form of a seated people

 

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a dwelling along the river

 

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canoe with crocodile headad

 

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one in greater detail

 

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a sack woven from palm leaves to hold clams

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Manam Island
off the mouth of the Sepik river

 

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a dwelling

 

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dwelling stairs cut from log
which can be pulled in at night

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