Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea feed 'Moments of pleasure'

'Moments of pleasure'

Queen Elizabeth I wearing a crown and holding and orb

Plate 3 from The zoological miscellany

on the right a man carrying a turtle on his head reads a leaflet while prisoners are purchasing copies through the bars

View of the Pandean Minstrels in performance at Vauxhall

Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea feed 'Moments of pleasure'Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. These distinctive masks are worn by members of the Duk Duk society, 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. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920.