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Karawari River and Blackwater River Map, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

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[Map of the Karawari and Blackwater Rivers, ESP, PNG: 8k]

Figure 1: One-leg hook figure (wanleg) from the Korosameri - Blackwater River area.

The Blackwater, Korosameri and Karawari Rivers join to form a south tributary of the middle Sepik River. The language groups living along the rivers and in the rugged country in between have their own distinctive styles. Some villages incorporate Iatmul influences from the Sepik. A typical figure is the one-leg carving.

Wanleg carvings are basically two-dimensional. Small ones are carried in men's bilums as amulets. Larger ones are displayed in the ceremonial Haus Tambarans. Wanleg is Pisin English for any figure of this style. Visually similar styles are seen in the Karawari River area.


Blackwater River Carvings | Karawari River Carvings | Mumeri Village

Note: Place name spellings are variable in the literature (even in this site): Korosameri - Korosemeri - Krosmeri, Karawari - Korewori, Mumeri - Numeri, Kabriman - Kapriman, Kaningara - Kaninggara, Kuvenmas - Kuvemas - Govenmas - Governas.

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