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Cultural Dance Festivals in Papua New Guinea

Vibrant cultural festivities with traditional attire, body paint, and joyful expressions, showcasing Papua New Guinea's heritage.

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.

Cultural group from Mt Hagen dancing at a Sing-sing, Mt Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Tribesmen participate in a Sing-Sing in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province. Native dancer.

Huli Wigmen 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

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.

Traditional dancers in Papua New Guinea; Kopar, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Tribesman musicians wearing war paints, feathered headdresses and necklaces made of bones and teeth playing drums and chanting during a gathering of t...

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

Papua New Guinea, highland festival, Unggaiwarriors

Papua New Guinea, highland festival, warrior portrait

Highlands singsing performers at the Goroka show in Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Male Kandy dancers dressed in Kandyan costumes, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Masked dancers, 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

Men in colourfully decorated costumes with face paint are celebrating at the traditional Sing Sing gathering in the highlands, Paya, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

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

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

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

Asia, Papua New Guinea. Simbu dancers performing

Traditional dances of the Dogon people in the village of Sangha in the Dogon country in Mali, West Africa.

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

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

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

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)

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Nuku Hiva, Easter Island Dance.

Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Tufi. Traditional welcome sing-sing dance with villagers dressed in ornate tropical bird feather headdresses and tapa cloth. Typical wooden drums.

Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Tufi. Traditional welcome sing-sing performance with men dressed in native attire. Ornate tropical bird feathers and seashells used in their elaborate costumes.

Dancers in war paint, Crocodile Festival, Wewak District, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Woodaabe Fula people, Niger, Africa

Himba women perform the otjiunda dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while one of them gyrates in the centre of the circle.

Native people performing a tribal dance, Zaire, Central Africa.

Traditional dancers during a folklore event in a village of former hunters near the village of Kinigi on the edge of the Volcanoes National Park, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda, Africa

A Dogon man in costume stilt dances during the Dama celebration in Youdiou, Mali

Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley, wearing a bill from Blyth's Hornbill as decoration, in Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Huli wigmen beating kundu drum and dancing at Sing Sing Festival, Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Wodaabe men performing for the tribeswomen during the Gerewol Festival, north of Abalak, Niger

Dassanech men and their wives dressed in ceremonial regalia participate in a Dimi dance, Ethiopia

Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Woodaabe Fula people, Niger, Africa

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

Huli wig man, Papua New Guinea, Tari, Huli, Highlands, Oceania

Masked dancers, 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 1383-59 Editorial Use Only

Polynesian Cultural Center, Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Man in ritual make-up and traditional clothing during a sing-sing, Goroka Show, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands, Native men in costume B1714

Wodaabe men performing for the tribeswomen under the direction of a tribe elder during the Gerewol Festival, north of Abalak, Niger

Ijebu Indigenes attend and perform during the colorful Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu. The colorful festival is celebrated on the second day after the Eid al-Adha. The Ojude Oba festival is a cultural and exuberant spectacle of sound, colour and joie de vivre. Ogun state, Nigeria.

Papua New Guinea, highland festival, Huli Wigmen warriors

Member of Sing-sing group from Tambul, Western Highlands at Mount Hagen Show, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

Performers during the traditional Barong and Kris dance, which shows a battle between good and evil spirit, performed in Batubulan, Bali Indonesia.

Sylhet, Bangladesh - 14 April 2025: View of men in red attire atop bamboo poles, receiving offerings of bananas and fruits from reaching hands, a vibrant cultural exchange against a muted sky.

Kandy, Sri Lanka, Perahera Festival parade young man performer

Micronesia, Yap State, Yap, Young dancers

Africa, Mali, Bandiagara, Dogon village, tribal harvest dance

Dancers in war paint, Crocodile Festival, Wewak District, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Traditional dance, called fear dance, Bechial village, Yap state, Micronesia.

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

Souvenirs for tourists, Dimaka market, Hamer land, Ethiopia

Shaman, Insights into Swazi Life, Swazi Cultural Village, Wildlife Sanctuary, Swaziland, eSwatini, South Africa, Milwane, Africa

A Kandyan dancer in traditional dress participates in the Kandy Day Perahera, which concludes ten days of pageant with a magnificent procession through the city's streets, Sri Lanka

Zulu tribal dance group, Dumazula Cultural Village, South Africa, Africa

Ati warriors dancing at Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo, Philippines

Dani Krieger, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Asia

Warriors of the Yimchunger tribe waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Male Kandy dancers dressed in Kandyan costumes, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Traditional Sri Lankan dancers in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Musicians in bright costumes, Puno, Peru, South America

Caribbean carnival festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North America

Kenya, Marsabit County, Kalacha. Borana women sing and dance at the annual Kalacha Festival. Their bells are fashioned from small gourds.

Half-naked tribal warriors posing during the traditional Sing Sing in the highlands, Enga, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Yapese dancers performing traditional bamboo stick dance, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

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

Papua New Guinea, highland festival, warrior portrait

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SEPIK RIVER, PORTRAIT OF TRIBAL DANCER AT SING-SING

Yaka tribe practising a ritual dance, Mbandane, Congo, Africa

Melanesia, Solomon Islands, island of Owaraha or Owa Raha (formerly known as Santa Ana), Gupuna aka Ghupuna. Traditional folkloric performance of the 'mudmen' dance (aka Al-matawa-Alfono-fono)

Portrait of the captain of the Black Moors at Villajoyosa

Tribal chief of the Yaka tribe, Mbandane, Congo, Africa

Miao girls dancing at festival near Kaili, Guizhou Province, China

Parade at Dinagyang Festival, City of Iloilo, Philippines

Melanesia, Solomon Islands, island of Owaraha or Owa Raha (formerly known as Santa Ana), Gupuna aka Ghupuna. Traditional folkloric performance of the 'mudmen' dance (aka Al-matawa-Alfono-fono)

Ao tribe, Hornbill Festival, Nagaland, India.

Dani men wearing an elaborate headdress of bird of paradise or cassowary feathers lighting a fire, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of W...

NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS, NEAR TARI, HULI DANCERS WITH CEREMONIAL WIGS, BIRD OF PARADISE FEATHERS

Prelude to the battle. Moors and Christians. Pollensa. Tramuntana mountains. Majorca. Balearic Islands. Spain.

Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Island group, Malo Island. Village men in native attire, of palm leaves and tapa cloth, performing traditional folkloric dance.

France, Guadeloupe,Basse-Terre, carnaval

God possessed man mahasivaratri at poochiyur near Coimbatore Tamil Nadu India NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Zulu dancers. Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa

Male paddlers perform greeting ceremony in the Asmat Region of Papua, Indonesia, showcasing local traditions and culture

FRENCH POLYNESIA, Moorea: Polynesian Dance Troupe

Papua New Guinea, men in traditional dress beating drum B1716

Benin, Ouidah, Atlantique Department. An Egungun masked dancer in brilliant sequined costume dances at a lively voodoo celebration. The dancers represent Yoruba ancestral spirits which give guidance to the living.

Makishi dancers performing in village, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Camel Procession , Ceremonial procession , Desert Festival 2004 , Jaisalmer , Rajasthan , India Copyright: xUmeshxGogna/DinodiaxPhotox

Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province. Native dancers.

Bauchi, Nigeria - 31 March 2025: View of a vibrant procession of horse riders adorned in colorful garments amidst a bustling crowd under the warm sun.

Rwanda, Ruhengeri, Musanze, Iby'Iwacu Cultural village, dancer

Villagers dressed up as Hindu deities for annual Pongal festival in rural village in Tamil Nadu, India; Kunnathur, Tamil Nadu, India

Man in ritual make-up and traditional clothing during a sing-sing, Goroka Show, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

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

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