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The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920.
The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Young men being initiated before they can marry. The Duk Duk is a secret society of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New Britain, the largest island of the Bismarck archipelago. The society has religious, political and social objectives and traditionally enforced law and order among the Tolai. Its members wear short bushy capes made from leaves and cone-shaped masks. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920.
Unique Identifier
AR978609
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3552px × 4921px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1920s
20th century
Bismarck Archipelago
color
concept
Costume
CUSTOM
Dress
Duk Duk society
ETHNOGRAPHY
Headdress
Initiation
LOCATION
Male
Man
Mask
MELANESIA
melanesian
Men
NATURE
New Britain
Pacific Islands
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
People
Plant
Print Collector12
rite
Ritual
SECRET SOCIETY
TGN
The Print Collector
Tolai
TRADITION
Tree
Twenties