Village head man standing with skulls impaled on posts facing the river as a sign of hospitality, Kerewa village, Goaribari Island, Papua New Guinea, December 1922 [picture] /

Title devised by cataloguer from inscription.; In collection: Hurley collection of family, industrial, pastoral and scenic images, 1910-1950.; Inscriptions: "Skulls impaled on posts facing the river as a sign of hospitality for visitors to Kerowa village on Goaribari Island in the Gulf of Papua. The figures is that of the head man, and the vessel in the background is the Eureka. Note same skulls in photograph 97. December 1922"--Label attached to verso.; Condition: Soiled, folds, creases.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4854360