The Dani tribes of Indonesia's West Papua province lost their status as "uncontacted" in 1938 when American adventurer Richard Archbold noticed farms and villages while flying over what was then Dutch New Guinea. Since their "discovery," the Dani have become one of the world's most recognizable indigenous peoples, visited by countless tourists and featured in dozens of books and documentaries. Here, tribesmen pose for a portrait in 1961.
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