Kiriwina

Papua New Guinea

Kiriwina is the largest of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea, in the Solomon Sea. Famous from Malinowski's anthropological studies of the Kula ring and the Islands of Love, its yam cultivation and matrilineal culture remain central. Expedition visitors experience elaborate welcomes, traditional dancing and dress, village life and the yam houses, woodcarving, the lagoon's clear water, and the living traditions of the Trobriand Islanders.