
View from the MAF plane leaving the highlands behind and flying over the Arafundi river (East Sepik). (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
Cloudy view of the highland foothills in Awim territory. (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
“Singsing” dancers in Awim village, with the Esamkanja cliff in the background. (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
View from the other side of Endum river: village under the forest cover. (Photo and post-processing: S. P.) 
View of Awim village with the Esamkanja cliff in background. (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
F.-X. Ricaut, Reubenson Gegeu and Awim people during a survey in the bush. (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
Part of the team during the surveys around Awim village, 2018. (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
View of Awim village from one of the hills on the other side of the Endum river. (Photo and post-processing: S. P.) 
Afternoon rain in Awim village. (Photo and post-processing: S. P.) 
Another day of rain in Awim village. (Photo and post-processing: S. P.) 
Domesticated pigs scavenging in Awim village. (Photo and post-processing: S. P.) 
The team’s bivouac in Awim guesthouse. (Photo and post-processing: S. P.) 
Some hand-stencils from Kundumbu rock shelter. (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
One of the many painted rock shelters in the Awim territory. 
Awim people making bark paintings on the front of the new guest house. (Photo and post-processing: S. P.) 
Bark painting in Awim village. Each panel includes motif specific to each family. (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
Village along the Arafundi river on the way to Imboin village. (Photo: F.-X. R./Post-processing: S. P.) 
Presentation of the project results to the Imboin village community. (Photo and post-processing: S. P.)
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Sébastien Plutniak (March 26, 2020). Papuan Past Project 2019 – Photos: stay at Awim, East Sepik. Papuan Past Project. Retrieved March 14, 2026 from https://doi.org/10.58079/snvl
