The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945. Watched by a crowd of Australian soldiers (foreground), a large group of native Papuan men perform a traditional dance and 'sing-sing'. Many of the men are wearing some form of ceremonial ornamentation. Some large thatched huts stand in the background.
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945. Dressed in ceremonial costume, a group of native Papuans performs a traditional dance and 'sing-sing' in their village. The man at centre is carrying a large cult or totem fi
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-06. Carrying palm leaves and wearing ceremonial dress, a group of native Papuan men perform a traditional dance and 'sing-sing'.
Madang, New Guinea, c. 1944-12-25. Near Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), a Papuan native takes part in a traditional dance and 'sing-sing' during the Christmas season. For the purposes of
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-06. Informal outdoors portrait of Flight Lieutenant Gordon Grainger (left), Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), with a native Papuan (centre) and his son near the RA
Japanese adults and children in traditional dress, perform for Japanese spectators at a street theatre. Two men are beating a large drum while the others dance.
KAMALGAMAN ANCHORAGE, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-31. A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY DRESSED IN HIS NATIVE FINERY WAITING FOR HIS TURN TO DANCE DURING THE NATIVE SING-SING AT THE AUSTRALIAN AND NE
