Fotogalerie ALL PHOTOES DR.VOLKER SCHNEIDER Tribal Art, African Art, Pacific Art   BARBER SHOP IN Togo   MAXIMON SAINT In San Andres Itzapa Guatemala   SAN PEDRO ATITLAN Guatemala   VOODOO TEMPLE Togo   TROBRIAND YAMS HOUSE Yams House on Kiriwina Island   MADASK DANCE ON THE GAZELLE PNG URAMOT BAINING  Gazelle Peninsula New Britain   FIREDANCE ON THE GAZELLE PNG KAVAT BAINING MASKS DANCING  -  Gazelle Peninsula New Britain   VOTIVE PAINTING RETABLO Mexico   VULCANS AT LAKE ATITLAN GUATEMALA   EWE VOODOO MOBIL PHONE Togo   Voodoo priest using his mobile voodoo phone  calling Germany   Togo - on the way to Aneho   BARBER SHOP IN DAR Tanzania   Tippu Tip House Zanzibar Tippu Tip was controlling the slavery  trade in Eastern Africa during the 2nd half of the 19.century . He became a good friend of the then German administration .   TROBRIAND VILLAGE LIFE Kiriwina Isl.   ASARO MUDMEN Papua New Guinea   SINGAPORE RIVER IN THE EARLY 70   BAINING ENGINI FIRE DANCE New Britain PNG Baining Women preparing  Engini Fire Dance with SIVIRIT masks   MAMI WATA VOODOO Shrine in TSEVIE Togo Various objects used for Voodoo ceremonies - Mamiwata , Hebiesso , and others   OLD BARBERSHOP SIGN Lome TOGO   ME WITH FRIENDS IN ARFAK MTS. WEST NEW GUINEA   DANCING STICKS New Ireland Ppapua New Guinea   ARFAK MTS. Menyambow Village West New Guinea   BALIEM West New Guinea 1978   TROBRIAND ISLANDERS On Kiriwina PNG   Mami Wata Group in Tsevie Togo In the background a Hebiesso statue which is used here with Mamiwata ceremonies   Malanggan Malagazak Porok With Malanggan Carver Edward Salle from Lawa Village Tatau Island   Malanggan Malagazak Porok In Tatau Area Tabar Islands   Malanggan Malagazak Porok In Tatau Area Tabar Islands NI   VOODOO TEMPLE GHANA   BARBERSHOP SIGNS IN LOME Togo   BARBERSHOP SIGNS IN LOME Togo   BARBERSHOP SIGNS IN LOME Togo   SOUTHERN MALUKKU ISLANDS Indonesia   ARFAK MTS . Family at MOKWAM Village West New Guinea   NEW IRELAND Papua New Guinea Malanggan area   CENTRAL TOGO   KIRIWINA GIRL Trobriands Papua New Guinea   BONITO HOUSE SANTA CATALINA Makira Solomons   New Ireland Dance Namatanai Papua New Guinea   ORNITHOPTERA GOLIATH Morobe Province Papua New Guinea   LION at Lake Victoria   DUK DUK DANCE New Britain   SUKUMA VILLAGE TANZANIA   LAKE VICTORIA   BAGAMOYO TANZANIA   ZARAMO FAMILY TANZANIA   Mango Girl Togo   North Togo girl   Tchokossi children TOGO   Mango Women TOGO   First born son of former MANGO TCHOKOSSI king TOGO   New Guinea Highlander   Rabaul New Britain   Sepik Girl Papua New Guinea Sepik River   SEPIK RIVER - Papua New Guinea My first Sepik River travel  in the 1970 s .   MY FRIEND HESELO IN BALIEM VALLEY 1974 WEST NEW GUINEA   MOBA APARTMENTS TOGO Ancient apartment houses of the early MOBA prople in northern Togo .   MOBA FIGURES IN MOBA TCHAPA REGION TOGO Two large Moba figures Tchichiri sakab in front of Moba house   MOBA FIGURES IN MOBA TCHAPA REGION TOGO Large Moba statue with face - typical for the NAKOLEB Moba groups   NAGEGA KULA TRADE CANOE Nagega Kula Canoe from Gawa Island - Woodlarks . I transferred this canoe to Germany - now in European Museum   MALUKKU Indonesia My transport  during Malukku expedition   Menyamya "SMOKED BODIES" I discovered this site of Smoked Bodies high up in Menyama mountains -  Papua New Guinea in the 70 s.   Baining "ENGINI" Fire dance Preparations Uramot Baining people , Gazelle Peninsula , New Britain , Papua New  Guinea - preparing for the ENGINI fire dance .Black color is fixed by spraying a mixture of honey and water onto the body of a ENGINI dancer . Pictures made during our TV documentary  - SWF Baden Baden .   MASSALAI New Britain Island PNG TOLAI Exhibition shop in the jungle near Ratonggor - East New Britain . Massalai figures of the INIET secret society are offerd for sale   ORNITHOPTERA VICTORIAE O.Victoriae auf Malaita, Salomonen. Zur Gattung Ornithoptera, im pazifischen Raum beheimatet, geh   KUKU KUKU Sunday morning in Menyamya mountains Morobe Papua New Guinea 1970   BALIEM High up Baliem mountains - West New Guinea in the early 70   MARIS UND LEPAN Die Malanggan Schnitzer Maris und Lepan (v. links) beim Begutachten einer Arbeit von Lepan auf Big Tabar, Tabar Inseln. Neu Irland. 1982 .   COFFINS IN GHANA   VUNG VUNG Firedance ENGINI Mask of the Uramot Baining Preparation for the ENGINI fire dance ; a dancer cuts his tongue to spray blood onto the outer part of the VungVung mask  for coloration .Gaulim village  New Britain  Papua New Guinea   RARE MALANGGAN FIGURES IN CENTRAL NEW IRELAND PNG Central - Southern New Ireland art has scarcely been investigated - these are examples of Malanggan statues in Central- South  New Ireland Mountain area Expeditions Dr.Volker Schneider  1970/ 80   HUON TREE KANGAROO Papua New Guinea   MALANGGAN Haus auf Tatau   MALANGGAN CAVE ON BIG TABAR Papua New Guinea   TOLAI BANK HOUSE Duke of York Islands Papua New Guinea Bank Manager showing latest saving accounts of shell money   BALIEM VALLEY West New Guinea   HAUSSCHMUCK Insel Buton Sulawesi Indonesien   ALTE VASEN AUF BUTON Sulawesi Indonesien   MAYASA Grave Posts in the interior of Buton Island Indonesia Mayasa grave posts - now forgotten by most of the Buton Islanders have disappeared from that region   BULOLO GOLDMINES Morobe Papua New Guinea   LAGIM OF A MASAWA CANOE Trobriands Papua New Guinea   Dancing sticks Wantuat Huon Mountains Papua New Guinea   Preparation for the DUK DUK Dance Duke Of York Islands Papua New Guinea   HULI Southern Highlands Papua Neu Guinea Tari area  Southern Highlands PNG   MALANGGAN STATUE New Ireland Papua New Guinea Malanggan statue before being painted . Kavieng area - New Ireland . PNG   Wall Painting Republik of Benin West Africa   KRAICHGAU LAKE MY PLACE   My  place Germany