1350-2073 - New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern New Ireland, the name given to these elaborate ceremonies is malagan, which is also the term used for the carved and painted sculptures associated with the ceremonies.
857-7802 - Various classroom situations at several different schools. Every other Friday is culture day when the students come to school in tradional dress.
857-7803 - Various classroom situations at several different schools. Every other Friday is culture day when the students come to school in tradional dress.
83-11877 - Women from the island of Pentecost in a traditional dance at a Melanesian cultural festival. The fair haired one has a common genetic mutation, Efate Island, Port Vila, Vanuatu
83-11891 - Men from the island of Pentecost carry a traditional tamtam, a slit drum hollowed from a tree trunk, at a Melanesian cultural festival, Efate Island, Port Vila, VanuatuVANUATU. Port Vila. Efate Island
83-11911 - Men from the island of Malekula dancing at a Melanesian cultural festival. Malekula is still very traditional and had cannibalism till 1969, Efate Island, Port Vila, Vanuatu