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Cultural Celebrations in Papua New Guinea

Vibrant traditional Sing Sing celebrations showcasing local tribes in festive attire and elaborate face paint.

Papua New Guinea, Kuiawa Island, aka Kuyau. Traditional welcome sing-sing. (Editorial Use Only)

Colourful dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in Paya, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific

Cultural show with ethnic groups, Sing sing of Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Papua New Guinea, Kuiawa Island, aka Kuyau. Traditional welcome sing-sing. (Editorial Use Only)

Western Highlanders at Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Men with colourful decorations and face paint are celebrating at the traditional Sing Sing gathering in the highlands, Paya, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Papua New Guinea, highland festival, tribe women and boy dancing

Members of a tribe in colourfully decorated costumes with face paint at the traditional sing-sing gathering, Hochland, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Performer from Western Highlands preparing for the Mount Hagen show, Sing-sing, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Colourfully decorated and painted tribesmen celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the highlands, Paya, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Papua New Guinea, highland festival, warriors

Colorful dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in Enga in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea

Performers from Jiwaka tribe in the Western Highlands, wearing Black Sicklebill and other bird of paradise feathers and plumes, at the Paiya show, Sing-sing in Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Papua New Guinea, Tufi. Traditional welcome sing-sing performance with villagers dressed in native attire. Tufi is well known for using ornate tropical bird feathers and tapa cloth in their elaborate costumes. (Large format sizes available)

Tribal Ceremony, Papua New Guinea

Highlands tribespeople performing at Sing Sing Festival, Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea. Huli Wigmen Dancing

Placing a red feather headdress Papua New-Guinea

Men of Mendi from the Southern Highlands, headdress has King of Saxony plumes and breast shield of Superb Bird of Paradise plus plumes from Blue bird of Paradise, Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province, performing at a Sing-sing, Mt Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Member of a tribe in a colourfully decorated costume with face paint is celebrating at the traditional Sing Sing gathering in the highlands, Paya, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Men of Mendi from the Southern Highlands, wearing headdress with King of Saxony plumes and breast shield of Superb Bird of Paradise plus plumes from Blue bird of Paradise, at Mount Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley in the Southern Highlands at a Sing-sing, wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes, Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Sing-sing performer from Tambul at Mount Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River area, Village of Kopar. Traditional sing-sing in elaborate attire and feather headdresses, performing the Dragon Dance.

Mali, Bandiagara Escarpment, Sanga. Sanga village dancers re-enact aspects of the Dogon people's creation story through dances, with masks being an important element of this ritual.

Colourfully decorated and painted tribesmen celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the highlands, Enga, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Dani man wearing bones on his nose and an elaborate headdress of bird of paradise or cassowary feathers, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highland...

Konyak warriors fully decorated at Hornbill Festival, Kohima, India, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese performing art dance.

Republic of Vanuatu, Torres Islands, Loh Island. Folkloric demonstration of ceremonial dance. Village men in native attire with colorful headdress.

Huli Wigman from the Tari Valley in the Southern Highlands, wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes, at a Sing-sing, Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Duk-Duk performers; East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Ati-Warriors in costume, Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo, Philippines

Melanesia. Small island of Ali off the coast of mainland Papua New Guinea. Local villagers in traditional feather headdresses performing welcome dance and sing-sing with ocean in the distance.

Kunai Sing-sing group from Hagen in Western Highlands, wearing headdresses with Papuan lorikeet, Birds of paradise and other feathers, performing at the Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Performer holding sculpture of Santo Nino at Dinagyang Festival, City of Iloilo, Philippines

Chimbu performer, Goroka Show; Eastern Highlands

Black decorated and painted tribesmen celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the highlands, Enga, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa Copyright: IanxMurphy 1383-54 Editorial Use Only

Head hunter of the ethnic group of the Iban people with a spear, Skrang River, Rajang, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Asia

Highlands warriors performing at Sing Sing Festival, Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Dani women wearing noken, a multifunctional knotted or woven bag, which is hung from the head, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Weste...

Member of a tribe in a colourfully decorated costume with face paint at the traditional sing-sing gathering, Hochland, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Solomon Islands, Malaita, Traditional Men's Dances

African group dancing in traditional clothing

Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Woodaabe Fula people, Niger, Africa

Papua New Guinea, highland festival, warriors

Manggarai men wearing traditional headdress wrapped with cloth and wielding shields and bamboo whips before a caci, a ritual whip fight, Melo village,...

Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River area, Murik Lakes, Karau Village. Detail of colorful grass skirt and plant attire at traditional village sing-sing.

Papua New Guinea, detail of torso of male dancer in traditional costume

Tribal chief and three women wearing traditional dresses, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Goroka Festival, Papua New Guinea. Portrait of tribal man resting during performances at the annual cultural event. (Editorial Use Only)

Men with spears at Pasola Festival, Sumba island, Indonesia

Cultural performance in Liangawo village showcases traditional music and dance in East Nusa Tenggara

Eastern Highlander in traditional bilas; Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Zulu dancers with ceremonial shields. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

Dancers in war paint, Yam Harvest Festival in MAPRIK, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Performer from the Eastern Highlands at the Goroka Show; Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Highlands warriors marching performance at Sing Sing Festival, Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Huli wigmen prepare for traditional sing-sing; West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing State, Leshi, Nagas realize a traditional dance called Rachan (victory dance) turning around a big fire

Members of a tribe in colourfully decorated costumes with face paint at the traditional sing-sing gathering, Hochland, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Warrior, traditional dance, DumaZulu, Duma Zulu, traditional village, museum village, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

A local villager displays the POW/MIA flag along with traditional tribal clothes at Banak Village, Papua New Guinea, Sep. 16, 2022. The village of Banak put together a celebration in memorial of 1st. Lt. Gabriel J. Eggud whose remains were found and then accounted for on a recovery mission in 2019. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Micronesia, Yap, young dancers perform in Yap day celebration B1721

Chang Naga tribe in traditional dress during Moatsu festival of sowing, Chuchuyimlang village, Nagaland , North East Frontier States , India

Tribesman wearing war paints and feathered headdress during a gathering of tribes at Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea

Ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Acholi dancers, Uganda.

Performers preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Tutsa sub tribe of Tangsa tribe Performing Traditional Dance Tutsa sub tribe of Tangsa tribe Performing Traditional Dance at Namdapha Eco Cultural Festival, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 7581089

Man of the Juiwika Tribe from Western Highlands at Sing-sing at the Paiya Show in Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Woman of the Phom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

South America, Brazil, Miranda, Terena indigenous people from the Brazilian Pantanal performing a ritual stick dance in grass skirts

Micronesia, Yap, blurred image of native dancers performing on island

Man, native, Sing Sing, Morobe Show, Lae, Papua New Guinea

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SEPIK RIVER, MAN IN TRADITIONAL DRESS, BACK

Kikuyu warrior wearing headdress made of Helmeted Guineafowl feathers, Tomson Falls, Kenya, Africa

Woman in a colourfully decorated costume with face paint at the traditional sing-sing gathering, Hochland, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Colourfully painted actors in traditional costume at the Dinagyang Folk Festival in the Cultural Centre of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, Asia

Members of a tribe covered in black paint at the traditional sing-sing gathering, Hochland, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Aztec man, Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Performer with Blue Bird of Paradise plumes in headdress preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Africa, Gabon, Estuaire Region, Tsango Island, Bwiti Ceremonies, An Initiate Dancing With Energy

Oceania, Papau New Guinea, Mt. Hagen. Portrait of a Highlands warrior at Sing Sing Festival (MR)

Gerewol Festival, Chad, Africa. Wide angle portrait of group of Wodaabe men gathered to sing and dance in a male beauty pageant. (Editorial Use Only)

Ekasup Cultural Village, Efate, Vanuatu, Pacific

Sago preparation demonstration at cultural event, Tufi, Papua New Guinea. Sago is a starch derived from the pith of a palm tree. Participating clans were the Fighoya, Kandoro, Tewari, Gaboru, Safu from the villages of Koje, Kofure, Iagirua, Koave, Marabade, Fodoma, Bekoyana, Koyatona.

Shamans from the Yanomami tribe practising traditional healing methods, southern Venezuela, South America

Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province, Western Highlands, performing at a Sing-sing, Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Fijian elders Fiji Pacific Ocean

Maori warriors at a tribal gathering in New Zealand

Minahasan tribesman by Mount Mahawu; North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Western Highlander with Victoria Crowned Pigeon feathers in headdress, at Mount Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Pozos, Mexico. Idigenous Mexican Indian in full makeup getting ready to dance.

Member of a tribe in a colourfully decorated costume with face and body paint at the traditional sing-sing gathering, Hochland, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Micronesia, Yap State, Yap, Traditional dancers

PERU, AMAZON BASIN, MARANON RIVER, LA POSADA LODGE, SHAMAN

Gerewol Festival, Chad, Africa. Close-up portrait of two young Wodaabe men competing with eye popping and teeth clacking at the Festival. (Editorial Use Only)

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