Must-see shopping in The Sepik

  • Ralf Stüttgen’s Place

    The Sepik

    Ralf's house, on a 400m ridge overlooking the coast at Tower (a radio mast), 15km inland from Wewak, overflows with Sepik carvings, collected over a…

  • Bowies Art Centre

    The Sepik

    Run by local carver and artist Ronnie, this riverfront store in the first (easternmost) village has the best concentration of artefacts on the Sepik, from…

  • Sepik Surfsite Lodge

    The Sepik

    It's well worth supplementing your Sepik artefact hunt at this well-stocked shop next to the lodge. They have a large selection of carved storyboards from…

  • Main Market

    The Sepik

    The main market, at the west end of the town centre, is a colourful affair, with local ladies selling fresh produce, sago grubs and pungent smoked and…

  • Kreer market

    The Sepik

    There are several other markets around Wewak, of which Kreer market, on the airport road just before it turns inland, is the most interesting.

  • Dagua Market

    The Sepik

    There is also Dagua market which sells buai, pitpit and sometimes woven pandanus satchels.

  • Nuigo Market

    The Sepik

    There is also Nuigo market which sells buai, pitpit and sometimes woven pandanus satchels.

  • Chambri Market

    The Sepik

    Chambri market on Boram Rd sells buai (betel nut) and a few artefacts.

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