Abelam people

The Abelam are a people who live in East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea.

They live in the Prince Alexander Mountains near the north coast of the island.

The Abelam live in the tropical rain forest and clear ground by burning.

Their main food crops are yams, taro, bananas, and sweet potatoes.

They supplement this with food gathered from the rain forest as well as pigs and chickens raised domestically.

An Abelam yam harvest ceremony spirit mask (baba) in the permanent collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis