Two Americans pose for a picture with the Huli Wigmen the couple had photographed during a traditional sing-sing ceremony at Tari in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), a remote and rugged country in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast tip of Australia. Before banging their small drums and dancing in unison, these male warriors spend hours decorating themselves by painting faces and bodies and wearing hat-like wigs adorned with colorful feathers. Sing-sings in the past were often preludes to tribal warfare but nowadays provide entertainment for local natives and tourists.
Two Americans pose for a picture with the Huli Wigmen the couple had photographed during a traditional sing-sing ceremony at Tari in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), a remote and rugged country in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast tip of Australia. Before banging their small drums and dancing in unison, these male warriors spend hours decorating themselves by painting faces and bodies and wearing hat-like wigs adorned with colorful feathers. Sing-sings in the past were often preludes to tribal warfare but nowadays provide entertainment for local natives and tourists in this exotic nation once known for headhunting and cannibalism.
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Location: Tari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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