Sunday, September 9, 2012

Omo Masalai Skeleton Tribe

The Omo Masalai are a tribe in Papua New Guinea. In preparation for a tribal festival called Sing Sing, the Omo Masalai paint themselves as skeletons.

Omo Masalai tribe from Simbu / Chimbu
Skeletons tribe, from Papua New Guinea. All the make up of those tribe was made to frighten the enemies. Photo credit: Eric Lafforgue on Flickr

This is a picture of a young boy who participated in the Mt. Hagen festival in PNG. The whole tribe painted themselves as skeletons. Photo credit: Dave Shreier on Fickr

Photo by Eric Lafforgue on Flickr

Photo by Rita Willaert on Flickr

"Skeleton Dancers" Photo credit: Susan Weiss - LINK

Sing Sing Group Members with Skeleton-Like Body Paint at Mt. Hagen Cultural Show Papua New Guinea Photo credit: John Banagan - LINK

Omo Masalai tribe from Simbu / Chimbu
Papua New Guinea , Highlands, Mount Hagen festival singsing. Photo credit: Eric Lafforgue on Flickr

Village Mindima - Chimbu tribe - skeleton bodypainting.Photo by Rita Willaert on Flickr

Omo Masalai - Skeleton Dancers of Papua New Guinea. Each year, tribes from all over Papua New Guinea - the most culturally diverse nation in the world - gather in the Western Highland as a celebration of the unique traditions of each tribe and as a way of curtailing tribal warfare. Photo credit: Photo credit: Timothy Allen

Sing Sing at Paiya Village in Papua New Guinea. Photo by peace-on-eart.org on Flickr

Skeleton dancer at the Mount Hagen festival. Photo by Hannes Reda on Flickr

Performances by the Omo Masalai tribe. Photo by Travis Marshall

Skeleton tribe. Photo by J Crux on Flickr


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