. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. 296 THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM MAGAZINE. A CENTRAL AISLE OF A RAVI AT URAMA, GULF OF PAPUA. This picture illustrates the cubicles on each side of the building, with the skull-racks and properties hung upon the walls. It is constructed upon piles above the mud, and the water flows beneath it at high tide. The floor-boards are the bark of the Goru palm and the building consists of a frame-work of saplings thatched with leaves of the sago palm. Men alone are permitted to enter, it being considered that sickness would befall any women who were to gaze
. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. 296 THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM MAGAZINE. A CENTRAL AISLE OF A RAVI AT URAMA, GULF OF PAPUA. This picture illustrates the cubicles on each side of the building, with the skull-racks and properties hung upon the walls. It is constructed upon piles above the mud, and the water flows beneath it at high tide. The floor-boards are the bark of the Goru palm and the building consists of a frame-work of saplings thatched with leaves of the sago palm. Men alone are permitted to enter, it being considered that sickness would befall any women who were to gaze upon the sacred kaiva-kuku masks before the appointed time. [Flashliixht Photo.—Captciiii Praia- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australian Museum; Australian Museum. Sydney, Australian Museum
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