Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea Size:Standard: 6 x 4in about 1844

about 1844

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Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea Size:Standard: 6 x 4in about 1844Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. These distinctive masks are worn by members of the Duk Duk society, 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. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920.