Decorated yams lined on display bed inside the haus wind. Display includes several shell money rings.
Additional decoration includes shell jewelry, a spear, red hibiscus, orange fruits and feathers.
Three brightly decorated male yams on the display bed. The left yam has a wooden yam mask and a top knot of Bird of Paradise feathers, the two right hand ones wear basket masks. Photos by Ron Perry, mid-1970s, North Abelam area east of Maprik, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea . All rights reserved. Artifacts on this site are collected in the field by my husband, Ron Perry.