Huli wigman smoking, Papua New Guinea

The tribes of New Guinea are all highly distinctive. Adorned in crimson and saffron body paint, the Huli wigmen are some of the most colorful. They wear heirloom human-hair wigs, turned down like umbrellas. The wigs are decorated with the wings and tails of innumerable bird of paradise species, tree kangaroo fur, ferns, and lichen. A Union Jack is a point of color on this man’s elaborate wig headdress. He is also wearing necklaces...
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Huli wigman smoking, Papua New Guinea

The tribes of New Guinea are all highly distinctive. Adorned in crimson and saffron body paint, the Huli wigmen are some of the most colorful. They wear heirloom human-hair wigs, turned down like umbrellas. The wigs are decorated with the wings and tails of innumerable bird of paradise species, tree kangaroo fur, ferns, and lichen. A Union Jack is a point of color on this man’s elaborate wig headdress. He is also wearing necklaces made from cowries and smooth black cassowary quills.
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