Angoram Things To Do - Travel Guides

Angoram Travel Guide

Sponsored Links for Angoram

Luxury Hotels
Book With the Travel Company Rated #1 in Customer Service by Consumers

Luxury Hotels
Custom luxury vacation packages at 5 star hotels and resorts

Luxury Destinations Club
A lifetime of benefits at the world's most exclusive resorts.

Millennium Hotels
Luxury Hotels Worldwide. 15 Prime Locations in North America

Hotel news
Get Travel Tips, Tricks & Advice from Experts on Best Westerns Blog!

The entire Sepik River area is famous for it's traditional Spirit Houses, or 'Haus Tambaran' in the local language. Although not too obvious here, these buildings on their typical New Guinea 'stilts' have impressive sway-backed thatched roofs with soaring carved pillars at the two ends. The inside walls of these buildings are lined with shields bearing likenesses of ancestors, mythical beings and spirits of nature. Masks, statues and figures also adorn the interiors of these buildings. Because of it's remoteness and relatively recent exploitation by the outside world, PNG in general and the Sepik area in particular remains one of the most famous in the world for it's indigenous art works. Many fine examples can be seen in these Spirit Houses.

Traditionally, only initiated warriors were allowed inside these buildings, on penalty of death. In the days of cannibalism, the head of a victim from a neighbouring tribe was often hung above the entrance as a warning to those who had not been properly initiated. The name of the building comes from the most important statue (and the 'spirit' it contained) in the village, called a 'Tambaran' and located within its walls. However, these ancient customs are fast falling by the wayside, and many of these houses (including this one) are now open for tourists who may be looking for that great 'art deal' when it comes to masks, flutes, basketwork and jewellery!

Things to Do in Angoram

email to friend | help

Angoram Travel Guide

Things to Do in Angoram

Angoram Deals