Institute of Papua New Guinea Studios

The film follows a number of European and American ecotourists as they travel from village to village throughout the Sepik River area in Papua New...

Every year, a ritual known as ida is performed by the Umeda people, who inhabit the dense primary forest of the Waina-Sawanda district of West Sepik,...

For the people of Mandak region, New Ireland,the most dramatic and complex ceremonial events are those surrounding death. The creation and...