The headman at Iapi, adorned for parading, wears a large baler shell ornament, a wig adorned with marsupial fur, and red and white face paint

West Kewa fieldwork, January-May 1972. The headman at Iapi is ready to participate in pig killing ceremony. He wears wig with marsupial fur trim, shell valuable, his body is darkened with oil, his face is adorned with red paint. He and others carry spears, bows and arrows.

• 1972

• LeRoy, John D., 1944-

35 mm color slide

• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea)

• Body marking
• Jewelry
• Kewa (Papua New Guinean people)
• Pig ceremony
• Rites and ceremonies
• Shell money
• Weapons
• Wigs

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

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• LeRoy, John D., 1944-

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