The Indigenous peoples of Papua New Guinea and of Western New Guinea in Indonesia, commonly called Papuans, are Melanesians. There is genetic evidence for two major historical lineages in New Guinea a
Dani people from the central highlands of Western New Guinea, Indonesia.
Children dressed up for sing‑sing in Papua New Guinea.
Yali in the Yahukimo Regency, Indonesia
Melanesian girls from Papua New Guinea
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Melanesians are the predominant and Indigenous inhabitants of Melanesia, in an area stretching from New Guinea to the Fiji Islands. Most speak one of the many languages of the Austronesian language fa
Biak people in Southwest Papua, Indonesia
A Fijian mountain warrior, photograph by Francis Herbert Dufty, 1870s.
Girls from Vanuatu