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Image Gallery: Frank Hurley: Journeys into Papua highlights

Witness a culture clash! Experience the visual narrative of Papua and its colonial settlers in the 1920s through 84 evocative images and film excerpt by world-famous photographer Frank Hurley.

Woman of Fane village Central Province July 1921 Woman of Fane village Central Province July 1921
Woman dressed for a ceremony Ambasi village, Oro Province April 1921 Woman dressed for a ceremony Ambasi village, Oro Province April 1921
Man working on a fish net Komabun village, Collingwood Bay Oro Province May 1921 Man working on a fish net Komabun village, Collingwood Bay Oro Province May 1921
Man chewing betel nut Eroro village, Oro Bay, Oro Province April 1921 Man chewing betel nut Eroro village, Oro Bay, Oro Province April 1921
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