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.
the Haus Tambaran
where the men gather
the interior ceiling
a chair
posts that are in the form of a seated people
a dwelling along the river
canoe with crocodile headad
one in greater detail
a sack woven from palm leaves to hold clams
Manam Island
off the mouth of the Sepik river
a dwelling
dwelling stairs cut from log
which can be pulled in at night
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