13845528 - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Gallery 354, Melanesia, Part of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The islands of the Pacific Ocean encompass nearly 1,800 distinct cultures and hundreds of artistic traditions in an area that covers over one-third of the Earth's surface. The galleries for Oceanic art are divided geographically into sections: Polynesia and Micronesia (Gallery 353); Melanesia (subdivided into two areas: New Guinea and Island Melanesia) and Australia (this gallery); and Island Southeast Asia (Gallery 355).70040713 - Woman painting the face of another woman in preparation for the Huli Sing Sing celebrations, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040692 - Tarvuvur, Volcano, Rabaul, Matupit, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70398749 - Happy children playing in the sea, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70040730 - Local man with yellow painted face, Wigman, Portrait, Sing Sing festival, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70398703 - Especially the children suffer from the constant ash fall, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific70398750 - Munganau Buej, 9 years old, loves to play on the beach. Every day the young boy swim in the salt water to rinse off the ash, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70040742 - Volcano Ceremony, Duk Duk, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040682 - Aerial view of two islands, Duke of York Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70398709 - The only source of income, eggs from the Megapode bird. One egg costs 2 Kina, about 50 Eurocents, at the market. Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific70040702 - Traditional burial celebrations in Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, South Pacific70040653 - Volcano erupts, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70398771 - Market on Matupit. Everything is very expensive, because nothing growns anymore on the island and has to be imported from nearby places. Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70398704 - Cleaning the rooftops becomes necessary to maintain the houses, otherwise the roof would collapse from the weight of the ash, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific70040736 - Wreck of a japanese submarine in a tunnel, Rabaul, Melanesia, Papua, New Guinea70040689 - Aerial view of a volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040679 - Reef Islands, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70398768 - Red hot lava and sparks erupting from the Tavurvur volcano at night, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70398756 - Private school in Rabaul. Staff are constantly sweeping up the ash, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70040738 - Young people in a boat at sunset, Tallillis, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, PR70040725 - Child with drum at the Hulli Sing Sing festival, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040672 - Reef, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040671 - Reef, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040668 - Kokopo House, Aerial, Kokopo, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, PR70040645 - Volcano- person on rim, Tavuvur, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040638 - Tavuvur, Volcano, Tavuvur, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040634 - Tarvuvur, Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70398706 - Roland Schulz, author for German GEO and Ulla Lohmann, photographer. Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific70040752 - Portrait of a native man, Rabaul, Melanesia, Papua, New Guinea70040747 - Volcano, Ceremony, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040741 - Volcano, Ceremony, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040724 - Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040721 - Highlanders, Dance, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040718 - HIghalnder, Face, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040706 - Bulolo, Morobe, Papua New Guinea Melanesia, South Pacific70040700 - Old Man, Shellmoney, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Melanesia, South Pacific70040698 - Market, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Melanesia, South Pacific70040691 - Tarvuvur, Matupit Isl, Rabaul, Matupit, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040687 - Reef, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040660 - Back lit Ginkgo Fern, Kimbe, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea70040656 - Ocean, Sunset, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040635 - Tavuvur, Volcano, Tavuvur, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040631 - Tarvuvur, Volcano, Aerial, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70398766 - Poor children in the village collecting firewood. A dusk mask is something very precious. Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70398746 - Daily life on Matupit island, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70398707 - Eliab Wutab holding a young megapode bird. He releases it on Matupit island and hopes that it will find more food on the slopes of the volcano. Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific70398705 - The babies born today will never know what a beautiful paradise their island once was, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific70040755 - Back Tattoo, Ceremony, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040746 - Volcano, Ceremony, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040729 - Local man with yellow painted face, Portrait, Huli Sing Sing festival, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040722 - Local tribe with painted faces at the Sing Sing festival, Huli, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040699 - Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Melanesia, South Pacific70040681 - Reefisland, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040680 - Reef Island, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040677 - Volcano, Sunset, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040676 - Reef, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040661 - Butterfly, Bulolo, Morobe Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040657 - Volcano, Sunset, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040636 - Tavuvur volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70398755 - Private school in Rabaul. Staff are constantly sweeping up the ash, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70398708 - Tavurvur Volcano on the left, Matupit Island on the right. Another volcano in the background caused the destruction of the entire area in 1994, together with the Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia- Pacific70040753 - Volcano, Ceremony, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040745 - Volcano, Ceremony, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040743 - Volcano, Ceremony, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040733 - Ocean, Sunset, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040732 - Native boy looking sternly at the camera, Rabaul, Melanesia, Papua, New Guinea70040726 - Highlander- Portrait, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040714 - Girl with painted face in preparation for a festival, Sing sing ceremony, Huli, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040711 - Girl, Paints, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040710 - Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea Melanesia, South Pacific70040693 - Volcano, Village, Aerial, Rabaul, Matupit, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040667 - Tropical Beach, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040665 - Reef, Aerial, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040646 - Volcano, Person on Rim, Tavuvur, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040642 - Volcano- Sail, Tavuvur, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040641 - Volcano- from Sea, Tavuvur, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040639 - Volcano- from Sea, Tavuvur, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040629 - Tarvuvur, Volcano, Aerial, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040737 - Tropical Cooking, Fish, Tallillis, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Melanesia, South Pacific70040717 - Face, Nose Bone, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040715 - Local man with painted face at the Huli Sing Sing festival, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040709 - Funny Portrait, Kimbe, WEst New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040707 - Children, Rain, Kimbe, WEst New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040695 - German Mission, Vunapope, Rabaul- East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040684 - Two Islands, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040652 - Kanu, Blue Hour, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040650 - Rabaul, Harbour, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040648 - Volcano, Sunset, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040756 - Baining Fire Dance, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040750 - Man wearing a volcano hat, Volcano ceremony, Duk Duk, Rabaul, East New, Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040740 - Tourist, Local Children, Duke of York, East NEw Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040728 - Decortated Back, Mt Hagen, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040696 - Saw mill, man, Bulolo, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea Melanesia, South Pacific70040685 - Helicopter pilot flying over Duke of York Island and West New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040675 - Reef, Aerial, Duke of York Islands, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040669 - Reef, Aerial, Kokopo, West New Briatin Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040664 - Highlands- Aerial, Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040663 - Plane, Highlands, Mt. Hagen, Highlands Papua New Guinea, Melanesia70040649 - Volcano, Sunset, Rabaul, East New Britain Papua New Guinea, Melanesianext page
