One of the cultural highlights was arranging to see a dance by the Huli. Traditionally the Huli men grow their hair and fashion it into a wig. In this dance inspired by the Raggiana BoP (Bird of Paradise), and feathers of several species of birds are used as decoration. These include parrots, lorikeets, Black/Brown Sicklebill BoP, Raggiana BoP, Parotia BoP (probably Lawe's), King of Saxony BoP and Ribbon-tailed Astrapia BoP. Cowrie shells and plant seeds, in addition to beads, are used to make the necklaces. (X)
I have a short video clip for you to enjoy. (This video diplayed and played ok with the Google Chrome browser-not sure if it worked correctly with Internet Explorer or Firefox.)
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| Painting the face over a base coat of white coloring. |
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| Putting on the wig-it is colored black. Note the cassowary thigh bone decoration on the right side-these can be sharpened into a dagger-like weapon. |
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| Adding the feathers to the attached wig. The feathered headdress is resting a a wooden drum-lizard skin is often used on the cover. Wax is used to help tune the drum. |
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| The two dancers on the left are wearing their own hair and are in the process of growing it to make a wig. The back decorations include the bill and casque of the Papuan Hornbill and pig tusks. Pig fat is used to add shine to the skin. |
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