Expedition Photograph and Film Collection
~ enlarge
~
|
Location Subject: |
Papuans of Bisano |
Filename: |
W057 |
Captions [about captions] |
C1: |
Same as W055 |
C2: |
Bisano; group |
C3: |
A group of men under the men’s house watching the approach of our party under the guidance of a member of their own tribe. They are still somewhat suspicious. The Kawerawet subsist principally upon sago and might be said to practice agriculture to a very limited degree, in so much as they grow a few banana and papaya trees and some sweet potatoes in the immediate vicinity of their village. This constitutes a very unimportant portion of their food supply, however. Their principal game consists of kangaroos, wild boars, cassowaries, and birds of many sorts. |
C4: |
N/A |
C5: |
N/A |
Quote
from Stirling Journal: |
This is the men's house and women are not permitted to enter it. (May 27) |
|
|