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John LeRoy Photographs

Owning Institution: UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives

About this Collection

Photographs created by American anthropologist John D. LeRoy, in the context of field research with the Kewa people of the Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Activities associated with ritual exchanges are especially well-represented. Other topics include daily villages activities, such as gardening. A few photographs, taken by an unknown photographer, depict ritual structures present in the 1960s. View this collection on the contributor's website.

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121 items found in this collection

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Decorated man searing off the bristles of a pig in preparation for …
Decorated men and others opening the earth ovens, in background are cuts …
Decorated men displaying pearlshells to be exchanged in Koiari village; shells are …
Decorated men from Koiari village, wearing headdresses, body and face paint, baler …
Decorated men intone chants about ceremonial and political prowess
Decorated men practice dancing and chanting in advance of a ceremony
Decorated men singe the bristles off a pig, preparing to cook for …
Earth ovens being opened in front of temporary accommodations for visiting participants
Earth ovens being prepared, shelter for visiting participants in background, decorated men …
An engaging eccentric smile for the camera
Erave patrol officer (in red cap), on patrol, addresses villagers, Australian flag …
Erave patrol post
Erave patrol post buildings and airstrip
Erave River valley
Exchange leaders arriving, wearing shell valuables, face and body paint, red headdresses …
Exchange leaders, wearing special headdresses, baler shell pectorals and other finery, parade …
A gathering of dancers on the ceremonial ground
Girls decorated for a ceremonial, red and white face paint, pearlshell and …
Government officials from Mendi (the district capital) collect an oral election ballot …
The headman at Iapi, adorned for parading, wears a large baler shell …
Heating stones for earth ovens, large piles of food and banner of …
Holding a fine pearlshell with a looped red strap, man holding it …
Holding an especially fine pearlshell to glint in the sun, man wears …
House for a husband, his wife or wives, their children, and, at …
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