Funny that I just saw this thread, I just got back from a meeting with an anthropologist where we discussed PNG culture in preparation for some field work that I will be doing there this spring and summer. I've not been there so claim no understanding as of yet, but if you let me know what aspects of PNG society and culture interest you, I would be happy to consult with this anthropologist and get recommendations of papers. "Throwim Way Leg: Tree-Kangaroos, Possums, and Penis Gourds-On the Track of Unknown Mammals in Wildest New Guinea" by Tim Flannery is fun read and may give you some insight, the focus is on biology but it is framed in a cultural context.
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