Image: Aerial view, Kaimare village, Purari River, Gulf
Province, PNG Aerial view of Kaimare village from 450m altitude,
Purari River delta, Gulf Province, PNG. October 1922. V4867. -
Frank Hurley - © Australian Museum The great Ravis stood out
boldly and as the tide was high and the mudflats covered the
village appeared as if it had recently been flooded. (Frank
Hurley, Diary 1, 6 October 1922. By permission of the National
Library of Australia) Hurley's photo of Kaimare is the only
aerial view of a Purari River village. Kaimare had three
sections, each with a longhouse (Ravi) and many family houses.
The longhouses were the centre of men's lives where they made
and stored their ritual items and planned and held ceremonies.