Papua New Guinea Gallery

The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920

The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Young men being initiated before they can marry. The Duk Duk is 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. Its members wear short bushy capes made from leaves and cone-shaped masks. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

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Chambered Hairy NAUTILUS - very rare

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Chambered Hairy NAUTILUS - very rare
Milne Bay. Papua New Guinea
Nautilus macromphalus
This rarely seen hairy nautilus was trapped in 80 m of water and was later released 20 m down.
Valerie & Ron Taylor
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Unidentified Planthopper insect (Euricania cf. splendida) from the family Ricaniidae

Unidentified Planthopper insect (Euricania cf. splendida) from the family Ricaniidae, Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, December

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December, Melanesia, New Britain, New Guinea, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Portrait