Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea feed showing a 19th century gentleman

showing a 19th century gentleman field geologist in outdoor clothing

A print from Cassell's History of the United States

'Moments of pleasure'

Partial suffrage was achieved in 1918

Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea feed showing a 19th century gentlemanMasks 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.