Medieval Papua New Guinea

Medieval Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is the world's second-largest island. This island was settled by Papuan & Melanesian many thousands of years ago. These migrants divided into many hostile tribes. These tribes controlled the island until the 19th century when Papua New Guinea was divided between the Dutch, German & the British. That part which was occupied by the Dutch is now known as Irian Jaya, a province of Indonesia.
This is the Mt. Hagen sing-sing group, New Guinea. [BM] {UA}