Gazing
Small boats connect small villages to each other. But much larger passenger ships are used to transport people to the major cities of Papua - Jayapura, Nabire, Biak, Manakwaori, Sorong, Fak Fak, Timika, Marauke. We took an 18 hour ship ride overnight from Jayapura to Nabire. During the ride I captured this strong face typical of Papuans from the interior. Papuans from the interior, with the dark black skin and curly hair of their African ancestors, arrived in Papua much earlier than peoples who migrated from the Asian mainland. Along the coast intermarriage with Asian ancestors results in Papuans with lighter skin and different features.