Uploads from Eric Lafforgue, tagged papuásianovaguiné, with geodata

Paplieng tribe - Kavieng New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sat, 26 May 2012 05:30:06 -0700

This tribe lives in front of the sea in very nice villages. The men use to wear some red clothes, and have some ver interesting dances (more to come).
They dance the spirit of the malagan.
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

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Cover for a Tourist Guide In Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:33:35 -0700

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A picture i took in Mount Hagen few years ago...

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Blonde kids in Langania village, New Ireland Island - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:30:01 -0700

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When you ask the people why there are so many blonde people on the islands, they answer 3 things: they have white ancestors, they receive too much sun, or they do not eat enough vitamins!

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Paphiopedilum genus Orchid - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:56:14 -0700

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I'm not very keen on orchids, but ot of people told me they are very famous in papua new guinea, hope someone will enjoy it!

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Digging for birds eggs in the volcano - Rabaul Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:06:47 -0700

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An eruption of the Rabaul Tavurvur volcano in 1994 destroyed everything around. The airport is now under meters of ashes. the only people who still go at the feet of the monster are some fishermen who come for a hell business: they dig some holes in the volcano, 2 meters deep, so the birds come to put their eggs inside, as the temperature is hot and then the fishermen collect them. New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea.

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Mount Hagen singsing - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:17:11 -0700

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“Armed carjackings, assaults, robbery, shootings and serious sexual offences, including rape, are common in Papua” says the Foreign Office travel advice to travelers!
The papua tourism office has a hard work convincing more people like me to come to PNG!
Once a year takes place in Mount Hagen the biggest tribal meeting, called a singsing.
The “Men bilong pait” (the Warriors) ,the” pipels” (the women), and the “pikinini” (the children) are all here. Hundreds of papus are preparing themselves for the Singsing. It’s in open air, but you feel like being backstage in the latest fashion show in Milano or Paris as men paint their faces in red,yellow,white,black, women take grass to make skirts or kilts and cover their bodies with clay, mud, or even pigs fat!
Old wise men are building the giant headdresses made of eagle, parrot and bird of paradise feathers. Each feather is packed in newspaper, to protect them from insects. It will take hours…
Some warriors wear also marsupial jaws as necklaces! “If you do not have jaws, you can put dogs teeth, it works too” they tell me!
Bones, shells, pigs tusks, or twigs are put in the noses. I meet a Highlands warrior who has gave up the traditional shell that he used to put in his nose, and now uses an electrical meter!
Papu like to put a modern touch in their jewels or decorations, as we like to put some tribal stuff in our so called designed houses!

Now it’s time for parade. All the tribes are marching. It’s a mix of sounds and sights, not a love parade, rather a war parade!
The Mount Hagen festival was launched by the Australian colonial governor in 1964, to promote peace in the country.So…The warriors simulate fights! But the stone axes, the arrows, the shields, the spears, the bludgeons are real! There won’t be any violence during the festival, but everyday, tribal fights still take place, with guns instead of axes, and people die…
You can hear war songs, drums, and the tribes start to march in circle, in column, or in line .
The tribes keep on dancing until sundown, and have to listen to an endless speech from a local political while the few tourists go back to their hotels, stoned by the loudspeakers noise!

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Emira woman in Mount Hagen - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:37:54 -0700

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Then comes a fat Emira woman, covered in sump oil (how can they remove it after ??)

“Armed carjackings, assaults, robbery, shootings and serious sexual offences, including rape, are common in Papua” says the Foreign Office travel advice to travelers!
The papua tourism office has a hard work convincing more people like me to come to PNG!
Once a year takes place in Mount Hagen the biggest tribal meeting, called a singsing.
The “Men bilong pait” (the Warriors) ,the” pipels” (the women), and the “pikinini” (the children) are all here. Hundreds of papus are preparing themselves for the Singsing. It’s in open air, but you feel like being backstage in the latest fashion show in Milano or Paris as men paint their faces in red,yellow,white,black, women take grass to make skirts or kilts and cover their bodies with clay, mud, or even pigs fat!
Old wise men are building the giant headdresses made of eagle, parrot and bird of paradise feathers. Each feather is packed in newspaper, to protect them from insects. It will take hours…
Some warriors wear also marsupial jaws as necklaces! “If you do not have jaws, you can put dogs teeth, it works too” they tell me!
Bones, shells, pigs tusks, or twigs are put in the noses. I meet a Highlands warrior who has gave up the traditional shell that he used to put in his nose, and now uses an electrical meter!
Papu like to put a modern touch in their jewels or decorations, as we like to put some tribal stuff in our so called designed houses!

Now it’s time for parade. All the tribes are marching. It’s a mix of sounds and sights, not a love parade, rather a war parade!
The Mount Hagen festival was launched by the Australian colonial governor in 1964, to promote peace in the country.So…The warriors simulate fights! But the stone axes, the arrows, the shields, the spears, the bludgeons are real! There won’t be any violence during the festival, but everyday, tribal fights still take place, with guns instead of axes, and people die…
You can hear war songs, drums, and the tribes start to march in circle, in column, or in line .
The tribes keep on dancing until sundown, and have to listen to an endless speech from a local political while the few tourists go back to their hotels, stoned by the loudspeakers noise!

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Mount Hagen singsing - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:15:34 -0700

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Trobriand Island girl, Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sat, 26 May 2012 05:30:08 -0700

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Trobriand Islands (aka the Kiriwina Islands) ,off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea in Milne Bay Province.

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Mother and baby in Trobriand island - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:26:17 -0700

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The Trobriand Islands, also known as the Kiriwina Islands are a group of raised coral atolls located 120 miles directly north of the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The famous anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski wrote about the Trobriand Islanders seduction and marriage ritual in the 1920s, and described them as "islands of paradise and love". The Trobriand Islanders, who call themselves Boyowans, are closely related to the people of eastern New Guinea.
The language they speak is called Kiriwina or Kiriwinian, from the name of the main island.
The population of the Trobriands (12 000) appears to be very stable. There are 80 named villages on the main island Kiriwina. Other important islands are Kaileuna, and Vakuta Kitava.
The Trobriands are covered with rich heavy soil well-suited to yam and taro cultivation. There are two main seasons, a rainy season from December to March and a dry season from May to October. Planting, sailing, and harvesting are usually accomplished between these two seasons. Fauna include a large variety of fish and shellfish, as well as parrots, prolific bush pig, and European pigs, now widespread. Flora includes primarily taro, yams, coconut, sugarcane, and bananas.
The inland settlements are arranged in two or more concentric rings around a central ceremonial plaza used for community-wide rituals. The first ring consists of the yam houses, and the second ring of the dwellings that face them. The chief's house often stands in the central ring of storehouses facing the plaza. Behind the houses are the gardens, and beyond those the groves of fruit trees.
We discover there a peaceful and heavenly way of life. Children are early respected and empowered, young people have sexual freedom before marriage, and fathers take care of their children to connect with them, because they are part of the maternal clan. In this society, the magicians have an important role, for fishing feasts, or illness. The Trobriand Islanders are known for their beautiful handicrafts, and carved wooden objects.
The arrival of missionaries and the Australian trusteeship, in the late 60’s, marked the decline of a society based on sharing. But the Trobriand Islanders have made great efforts to preserve their traditional culture. The dance is common, especially during the feast of yams. They use woven bracelets and shell necklaces. Because they have resisted to all missionaries efforts, Trobriand’s dance retains its original sensuality.
These Trobriand Islands have a matrilineal culture that revolves around the yam, but also a unique version of the game of cricket, originally introduced by Methodist missionaries. They have white sand beaches, coral lagoons and tropical forests. Tourism has become less important than it was in the past, because of reduced air service. Sources of cash income are scarce and islanders depend largely on remittances from family members working in Port Moresby and Alotau.

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Yam house, Trobriand island - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:55:07 -0700

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New ireland island old woman, Papua New Guinea.

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:02:08 -0700

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New ireland island, papua new guinea

Port moresby mosque, Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:54:38 -0700

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Yes there are muslim people in Papua New Guinea!

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Death in the family - Trobriand islands Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:25:06 -0700

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In Trobriand islands, people who have death in their family shave their head. This woman has lost her husband, so she has cut her hair.
Long time ago, the dead people were burried upright, with just the head coming out of the ground, a clay pot on it...
Trobriand Islands (aka the Kiriwina Islands) ,off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea in Milne Bay Province.

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Parrots as a headwear - Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:57:05 -0700

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First i thought it was feathers, but if you look better, you'll see that those feathers are in fact..parrots! Look well, they have the heads near the hands of the papuan woman!
They use them as decorations on the giant headwear they wear in the highlands. The parrots are mixed with some incredible birds of paradise feathers too.
“Armed carjackings, assaults, robbery, shootings and serious sexual offences, including rape, are common in Papua” says the Foreign Office travel advice to travelers!
The papua tourism office has a hard work convincing more people like me to come to PNG!
Once a year takes place in Mount Hagen the biggest tribal meeting, called a singsing.
The “Men bilong pait” (the Warriors) ,the” pipels” (the women), and the “pikinini” (the children) are all here. Hundreds of papus are preparing themselves for the Singsing. It’s in open air, but you feel like being backstage in the latest fashion show in Milano or Paris as men paint their faces in red,yellow,white,black, women take grass to make skirts or kilts and cover their bodies with clay, mud, or even pigs fat!
Old wise men are building the giant headdresses made of eagle, parrot and bird of paradise feathers. Each feather is packed in newspaper, to protect them from insects. It will take hours…
Some warriors wear also marsupial jaws as necklaces! “If you do not have jaws, you can put dogs teeth, it works too” they tell me!
Bones, shells, pigs tusks, or twigs are put in the noses. I meet a Highlands warrior who has gave up the traditional shell that he used to put in his nose, and now uses an electrical meter!
Papu like to put a modern touch in their jewels or decorations, as we like to put some tribal stuff in our so called designed houses!

Now it’s time for parade. All the tribes are marching. It’s a mix of sounds and sights, not a love parade, rather a war parade!
The Mount Hagen festival was launched by the Australian colonial governor in 1964, to promote peace in the country.So…The warriors simulate fights! But the stone axes, the arrows, the shields, the spears, the bludgeons are real! There won’t be any violence during the festival, but everyday, tribal fights still take place, with guns instead of axes, and people die…
You can hear war songs, drums, and the tribes start to march in circle, in column, or in line .
The tribes keep on dancing until sundown, and have to listen to an endless speech from a local political while the few tourists go back to their hotels, stoned by the loudspeakers noise!

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Papua New Guinea Kids

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:41:18 -0700

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Children decorate on an informal way. They use the remaining paint pigments and feathers from the adults who have finished their headdresses. It is only once adolescent, that their parents teach them the different drawing patterns and decoration layouts, and provide them with the different elements necessary for adult finery.
Decorations are a sign of the social status, as only married men and women wear formal and complete finery.
It is a great honour to perform a Singsing for a kid, as he will tell the other kids of his village who did not have the chance to make the long trip that he had a lot of fun.
Papua New Guinea , Highlands, Mount Hagen festival singsing

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Hagener woman chewing betel - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:45:50 -0700

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This Hagen woman will perform in the annual Mount Hagen singsing, the biggest tribal meeting in the world. Women wear special makeup for the singsing. It symbolizes opposition between men and women. Red represents female values, such as seductiveness. Women have taken to using Tipp-Ex sold by Chinese shopkeepers to decorate their face. The women say that it is better than natural pigments as Tipp-Ex lasts longer!
Tribes face some major problems. Members of influential churches raised a debate as to whether or not condoms are evil. Many in this area have AIDS and the PNG government is doing little to prevent the disease from spreading.

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Traditionnal skirt from the Trobriands - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:45:29 -0700

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Girls dance topless, only wearing red grass skirts, and flower pollens. Dances always take place after lengthy make–up ceremonies. Dancers put a mix of coconut oil, mint and lemongrass on their bodies. I thought they were preparing food.
In fact, it was for make–up! I was then invited to join the circle of dancers who then took a sadistic pleasure in making fun of my hairy legs. I had no hope with the girls here though because they don’t like white skin and hair — something they see as a sign of ugliness and scruffiness. The dim dim (the white man) is not their embodying ideal.
Trobiand islanders have a very free sexuality before and even after marriage !
Girls learn to control their contraception very early, virginity before marriage has no importance at all . If a girl gets pregnant her family keeps the « babu According to the local customs, men just help to open the woman who is supposed to be infused with a « Baloma » spirit provoking the pregnancy. Western education changed the point to view of some islanders, but not all of them. Relationships of married couples have not a lot in common with our culture : here a man is supposed to give presents to his wife in return for the sexual favors she provides him.
Trobriand Islands (aka the Kiriwina Islands) ,off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea in Milne Bay Province.

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Kaibola beach, Trobriand island - Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:42:00 -0700

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Detail of Yam house Trobriand Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:39:07 -0700

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In every vilage in Trobriand island, you can find some Yam houses. (Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea . These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.)
The biggest Yam house belongs to the chief, of course, and is decorated with shells.
Yams are very important as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. After the harvest, yam houses are filled, and there are big festivities at this time. A yam house filled to the brim reflects wealth and prestige for its owner.
For some years, harvests in Trobriand are not good, and even bad this year, so many Yam houses are void, some are even destroyed.
at the time i was there, september 2009, there was a drought.

Trobriand Islands (aka the Kiriwina Islands) ,off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea in Milne Bay Province.
In every vilage in Trobriand island, you can find some Yam houses. (Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea . These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.)
The biggest Yam house belongs to the chief, of course, and is decorated with shells.
Yams are very important as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. After the harvest, yam houses are filled, and there are big festivities at this time. A yam house filled to the brim reflects wealth and prestige for its owner.
For some years, harvests in Trobriand are not good, and even bad this year, so many Yam houses are void, some are even destroyed.
at the time i was there, september 2009, there was a drought.

Trobriand Islands (aka the Kiriwina Islands) ,off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea in Milne Bay Province.

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