A riverside house on stilts beside the Sepik

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Objects from Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River region — Objects from Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River regionPhoto: Szilas, Public domain

Lake Kabufwe, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, covered in salvinia before it was controlled using the South American weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae — Lake Kabufwe, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, covered in salvinia before it was controlled using the South American weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniaePhoto: division, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0

Exhibit in Otago Museum - Dunedin, New Zealand — Exhibit in Otago Museum - Dunedin, New ZealandPhoto: Daderot, Public domain

The forested banks of the Sepik River — The forested banks of the Sepik RiverPhoto: David Bacon, CC BY 2.0

A riverside house on stilts beside the Sepik — A riverside house on stilts beside the SepikPhoto: David Bacon, CC BY 2.0

Vegetation along the Sepik River — Vegetation along the Sepik RiverPhoto: David Bacon, CC BY 2.0

Boats beside a village on the Sepik River — Boats beside a village on the Sepik RiverPhoto: David Bacon, CC BY 2.0

The Sepik River seen from a boat — The Sepik River seen from a boatPhoto: David Bacon, CC BY 2.0

Initiation ceremony. Koroga village on the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea — Initiation ceremony. Koroga village on the Sepik River, Papua New GuineaPhoto: Franz Luthi, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sunset on the Sepik River — Sunset on the Sepik RiverPhoto: David Bacon, CC BY 2.0

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