Men wearing conical masks, their bodies smeared with mud, reenact ritual dances for spirits at the Erave patrol post

South Kewa (Erave) fieldwork, June-December 1971. This event took place at the Erave patrol post, during the first Flag Day celebration on July 1, 1971.

• 1971-07-01

• LeRoy, John D., 1944-

35 mm color slide

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

• Body marking
• Dance
• Headdresses
• Kewa (Papua New Guinean people)
• Masks
• Public buildings
• Rites and ceremonies

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 13316157

• LeRoy, John D., 1944-

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2021-11-16