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A look of fear

A look of fear

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Painted Warrior of the 'last unknown'

Elderly Caterpillar Lipped Warrior

Holding onto tradition in Papua New Guinea

The 'Silent' Pied Piper of PNG

Festival dress in tribal Papua New Guinea

Big Red! The Headhunter!

Birds of Paradise feathered head dress

Traditionally dressed for the festival

Young Bird Hunter in PNG

Traditional shell necklace of the Highlands

Young Lad with a Vision

Animal fur head dress and a Kina shell

Rambo even here in Papua New Guinea

Greasing Up for a Sing-Sing

Young Boy out on a 'Scaring' Mission

Two Warriors Dressed for the Festival

Wild and Wooley!

Two Women Dressed for the 'Sing-Sing'

Warrior carrying a handful of spears

Got his Feathers All Ruffled Up!

Woman with Head Dress of Lovely White Plumes

Friendly Smiling Faces

Preparing and Primping for the 'Sing-Sing'

Young girl wearing large display of Kina Shells

Spear-welding Warrior in Full Dress

Warrior with Birds of Paradise Head Dress

PNG's Father of Time

Beat of a Different Drum

Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards . . .

Tribal women with drums at a ceremony

Young Lad in Mourning

Wild Man Preparing to Attack

Special Agent in the Highlands

Tribesman with a Cassowary Bone Knife

Huli Wigman of Papua New Guinea

Feathers and Flowers in the Highlands

Papua New Guinea Warrior with Full Head Dress

Two Youths part of a Scaring Raid

His Whole World in His Hands.

Young Woman at a 'Sing-Sing' in Tari

Group of Small Children on the side of the Road

Smoking that 'Crazy' Weed

Huli Wigmen preparing for a 'Sing-Sing'

Young girl standing out in the crowd

Tribal woman painting face for a 'Sing-Sing'

Huli Wigman at a 'Sing-Sing' in Tari

Tribesman along the trail to Tari, in PNG

Woman beating the drum in a 'Sing-sing'

Family photo around my bike

Keep Your Hands to Yourself!

Young Lad Sitting by the Side of the Trail

The Lone Ranger - Papua New Guinea Style

Bird of Paradise Feathers, Shells, and Beads

Young Girl Following Tribal Tradition in PNG

My friend John Toking Up for the 'Sing-Sing'

Out on the Town with his Killing Stick

Four Highland Women All Done Up

Two Women Pounding Away on the Drum

Warrior taking a break from his drum

Serious Looking Huli Wigman

Group of people thrilled to see a cyclist

'Arse' Leaves and a Cassowary Knife

Painting face with red ohcre for 'Sing-Sing'

Full head dress of Birds of Paradise feathers

Warrior in the Southern Highlands

Young Tribal Woman at a 'Sing-Sing'

Tribal woman beating drum at 'Sing-Sing'

Huli Wigman with drum at 'Sing-Sing'

Several painted up Warriors in Mt. Hagen

Coming upon a Huli Wigman on the trail

Young Boys with their Bow and Arrows

Tribesman hanging around the market

Tribeswoman prepared for a celebration

Tribal clansman in PNG

Two tribal women in Mt Hagen

Young girl with her dog

Couple of the Boys

Huli Wigmen at a 'Sing-Sing' in Papua New Guinea

Huli Tribal Woman with her Drum

May I have this Dance?

Two Warriors in from the Hills

School house empties to gather around a cyclist

Holding onto some longed tipped arrows

Bird of Paradise Warrior in Deep Thought

Painted Warrior Wearing a Felt Hat

Scaring Mission on Patrol

Young Huli Wigwoman at 'Sing-sing'

Red feathers from a Bird of Paradise

Exotic Head Dress of a Huli Wigman

Young painted warrior in Mt. Hagen

Bird Nest Man of the Highlands

Young lad on the right path in PNG

Two participants at the Mt. Hagen Show

Beating their drums at a 'Sing-sing'

Black-faced Warrior in Mt. Hagen

Papua New Guinea Gentleman

Red faced Tribal woman of the Highlands

Youngster with a 100% Natural Doo

Two Ol' Buddies at Market Day

Spear carrying warrior in the Highlands

Painted Huli Wigman Warrior

Young, handsome, and available

'Bird Wing' Ears

Three lady drummers at a 'Sing-sing'

Greased up, Huli Wigman ready for 'Sing-sing'

Young black faced warrior

The last of the 'arse' leafs in Lae

Future Highland's Warrior

Saturday Night Fever in PNG

Central Floral Arrangemented

PNG Cable Man

Big Mama's Back in Town

Participating in a 'Scaring Mission'

Dancers at the Mt Hagen Show

Primping for the ball

First Encounter with a Bicycle

A look of kindness

Half stoned, half out of their minds

Dress to Impress in the Highlands

Female participant in PNG Ceremony

A Poor Man's Tamborine

Inherited Jewerly

When the Music is Over

Black an' White Warriors

Remember Caterpillar Lip?

Young Face in the Crowd

A Look of Content

Ain't No Shake, Rattle and Roll

Just Plain and Simple

Mud Man Makes it to Town

It's a Family Affair

Warrior with a flower head dress

Female with a long grass skirt

Warrior with a yellow painted face

Warrior smoking some local weed

B-Bop-a-Lu-La

The look of a Marlboro man

A look of fear

Warrior in the crowd at the Mt. Hagen Show

Captured checking out her butt

A Man of True Meaning

Couple of 'down-to-earth' men

These Hula Skirts can Grow on You

Women and their Make-up

The Disappearing Huli-wigmen

The base for a head dress

Boy with an Owl

Young girl walking in the market

Hanging out at J & S Takeaway Food

Sitting on a log on side of the road

Preparing for the Ball

Always a warrior with spears in every group

Couple of fresh faces in the crowd

Crowd watching festivities in Mt. Hagen

Tribal woman beating a drum at a 'Sing-sing'

Robin Hood of the Highlands.

Dance troop working out the moves

Drumming on drums in PNG

Painted Huli Wigman Warrior

Female Papua New Guinea tribes person

The Boys are Back in Town

Polka-dot nose

Adding the finishing touches

To the beat of the drum

Two lads out hunting birds

Behind the scene

The Chorus Line

Participants in the Mt. Hagen Show

Participants in the Mt. Hagen Show

At a Papua New Guinea Ceremony

Female participants at the Mt. Hagen Show

Lines of male participants at Mt. Hagen Show

Milling around at Mt. Hagen

Striding through town

Don't fence me in

Mr. Music

A gathering of girls

Watching the market comings and goings

Three ceremonial attendees

Archer out along the road

A troop of drummers

Participating in a 'Sing-sing' in PNG

Just before the attack

Young participant at the Mt Hagen Show

The Mt. Hagen Show

At a ceremony in Tari, Papua New Guinea

Female participants of the Mt. Hagen Show

School empties to see the cyclist

Sitting on a bench

Ceremony in Tari, Papua New Guinea

A roadside gathering in PNG

Warrior in Tari, Papua New Guinea

Faces in the crowd at Mt. Hagen

Walking about in Mt. Hagen

Busy market in Papua New Guinea

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A look of fear - 1989. Looking at these guys and wondering whether to take out my camera or not, the moment always came when I saw a tinge of fear in their eyes. Being alone in this wild warriors' land, I could of easily been over-powered, and surely that must of crossed many a mind.

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