Tribesman hanging around the market
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Tribesman hanging around the market Land ownership in Papua New Guinea is highly complex and very important, so disputes over land are often the root of conflicts. A man inherits land rights, not just from his father, but from any known ancestor on both his mother's and father's side. All the descendants of a man who planted a tree might have rights to its fruit; and a man will more than likely have rights to a number of widely scattered pieces of land.
Although casualties are fairly rare n traditional warfare, in 1952 Tribal warfare was prohibited. That said, tribal fights are still quite common. Couldn't help but notice that rock throwing seemed to be a favorite tradition.