Tami Islands
| Tami Islands | ||
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| Waters | Solomon Lake | |
| Geographical location | 6 ° 36 ′ S , 147 ° 51 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 4th | |
| Main island | Kalal (Tami Island) | |
| Total land area | 0.8 km² | |
The Tami Islands (also called Cretin Islands ) are an inhabited group of four small coral islands east of the Huon Peninsula in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea across from Cape Cretin on the former Kaiser Wilhelms Land . The archipelago is about 12 km southeast of Finschhafen . Only the islands of Kalal (Tami Island) and Wonam are inhabited, with one village each.
The islands are named after the New Guinean tribe, Tami , who live here. Here the famous wooden bowls (eating troughs) are made using the carving technique.
Individual evidence
- ^ J. Abramson: A Preliminary Archaeological Survey of the Tami Islands, Territory of New Guinea. In: Archeology & Physical Anthropology in Oceania, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Jul., 1969), pp. 83-90