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Model [doll], showing one of the traditional tribal dance dress of an Eastern Highlands tribe, Oct 1964

Model [doll], traditional tribal ceremonial dress, an Eastern Highlands tribe, Oct 1964

Contemporary carving, (Sepiks are famous for their skill at carving and making artifacts), Sepik

Sepik clown

Sepik in ceremonial garb

Magiri agricultural students, class of 1956

Baiyer River Government Livestock Research Station, c1955 to 1959

Coconut grove, interplanted with cocoa, Milne Bay area

Aerial view of a mission station on an offshore island out from Wewak, Sepik district, Oct 1961

New Guinean farmer sacking his copra for marketing, Aitape, Oct 1961

Aerial view of island off Sepik coast, shows rim of coral reef, Oct 1961

Farmer training centre for local village farmers, Aitape area, Sepik, Oct 1961