NEW GUINEA. Mekeo decorated for a ceremonial dance; war costume Cassowary 1900
£5
SKU: P-6-036432
'Two Mekeo (New Guinea) men decorated for a ceremonial dance with shells, dogs' teeth, feathers, etc. The circular ornaments on their foreheads are made of fretted turtle shell with a flat white shell background. These are honourable decorations, indicating that the wearers have taken life in battle; Two Mekeo women decorated for a ceremonial dance. Their petticoats are coloured red and yellow in vertical bands. At each step of the dance they give a side twist of the hip, which makes the Petticoat swing round and upwards, sometimes almost to the shoulders; Two Mekeo men dressed in their war costume. The head ornaments are made from the feathers of the cassowary. The shells suspended to their necks are generally held in the mouth (see man to left) during a fight. Fighting in Mekeo is now prohibited by Government, but it has not entirely ceased'
Size 15 x 21 cm | 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Date Published: 1900
Type: Antique photographic book illustration
Author: Williamson, R. W.
Publication: Customs of the World
Condition: Good |
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