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Vine in forest, Wakaya, Fiji, 1994, 2 / Peter Dombrovskis

Michael Leahy in the Wahgi Valley, 1934 / Michael Leahy

Dan Leahy carried back to Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1934

Forest vine, Fiji, 1994 / Peter Dombrovskis

Papuan tribesman standing in front of the Australian flag flying for the first time in the Lavani Valley, Papua New Guinea, 1955 / Albert Speer

Dr Sinclair standing with two men, ca. 1934 / Michael Leahy

Fred collecting shells by His Royal Highness' hut, Jacquinot Bay, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, 1945 / Alfred Amos

Banyan tree, Fiji, 1994 / Peter Dombrovskis

Five Papuan men standing alongside a boat, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1920s / Frank Hurley

Portrait of William Dobell sketching an unidentified man in New Guinea, 1949?

Taboo goblins of Urama Island, Papua New Guinea, 1921 / Frank Hurley

Gentleman wearing riding clothes seated in his wife's sitting room which is decorated in the English style but includes tapa cloth wall hangings, Fiji, 1918