A Visualization and Representation of the Culture in Yawan, Papua New Guinea: Drawings in the Context of a Visual Anthropology

Bd.2,Nr.2(2011)

Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyze visual materials gathered during my research time in the village of Yawan in the province of Morobe, Papua New Guinea. Analyzed pictures were drawn by local elementary school children. The uniting theme of all pictures is a culture as a subject the Yawan pupils were asked to depict. Without exception, their pictures depict the cultural aspects of their traditional culture. Author finds a connection between an inherent knowledge and distinction between modern and traditional culture and their education that nurtures the awareness of their cultural traditions. The author also conducted many in-depth interviews with the native inhabitants of Papua on the subject of cultural concepts and cultural changes in their country and links them with his findings of the picture analysis.

Schlagworte:
Visualization of culture; Culture; Papua New Guinea
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