Goroka Show in 1957/58 – Photos by Ross Johnson
The main (and only) Arena occupying the Goroka Sports field ans the first three holes of the Goroka Golf Course.
Another view of the Arena - 1st Green bottom right.
The P.I.R. Pipe Band leading the Grand Parade.
Part of the Grand Parade - High School students.
A Luluai from the Asaro valley
A Chimbu belle
A Group of Southern Highlanders
Traditional Mt Hagen sing sing
An Eastern Highlander (Bena Bena or Kamano)
The next five photos show varying styles of "wigs" from the Southern Highlands District.
And again!
And again!
And again!
And again!
A girl wearing a cape - possibly from the Minj and/or Banz areas of the Western Highlands.
This and the next two photos show Kamano bowmen competing in the Archery contest.
see GSO16
see GSO 16
A Western Highlander sporting his finery
GS20.jpg Another Western Highlander (Mt Hagen)
Same guy, different view
... and here he is again
This lad could be from the Waterbung or Chuave area.
Couples from the Chimbu
From memory, a Chimbu native - note the yellow and red Birds of Paradise in his head-dress
A Kamano (Henganofi)
Possibly from the Bena Bena area
This and the next three photos show a raiding group wearing face masks and "ash" covered skin. Like the Goroka Mud-men, they used to raid "enemy' villages and hamlets either late evening or early morning. Their"garb" was designed to "shock and awe"!
see GSO29
see GSO29
see GSO29
This and the next four photos are of the Goroka "mud-men".
This and the next three photos are of the Goroka "mud-men".
This and the next two photos are of the Goroka "mud-men".
This and the next photo are of the Goroka "mud-men".
The end result!
A bit out of sequence - another gentleman from the Southern Highlands
Closer to home - a Chimbu girl in front of the District exhibit.
Western Hghland women
A local from the Asaro valley
From the Chimbu Subdistrict - wasn't a District until several years later
GS43.jpg Kamano (Henganofi) representatives
In the Mt Hagen Exhibit - making the Hagen Axe
A local (Goroka).
GS46.jpg Goroka Sub-district - note the pig tusks necklet
The Southern Highlands District Exhibit
Goroka Sub-district Exhibit
Part of the Goroka exhibit - "Brown Gold".
Inside the Goroka Sub-district exhibit.
GS52.jpg Another view of the Goroka Sub-district exhibit
Chimbu Sub-district Exhibit
Kainantu Sub-district - "The Mile High Gateway to the Highlands".
General view looking towards the District exhibits.
GS56.jpg Part of the Chimbu Sub-district exhibit - Chuave
This was part of the Western Highlands exhibit.
