The Huli, who are famous for their wigs and for painting their faces yellow, live much as their ancestors have for centuries. They revere birds, decorate their wigs with feathers and imitate bird movements in their dancing. The indispensable complement of their outfit is an axe with a casuar claw. This is a very dangerous weapon. The back side of a Huli tribesman’s throat is ornamented by various decorations, the most striking of which is a beak of a hornbil.
Huli society is polygynist. Men may take multiple wives but women may only have one husband at a time.
Huli society is polygynist. Men may take multiple wives but women may only have one husband at a time.
Huli Smile
Huli Wigman
Young Huli boy
Applying Makeup
Huli Drummers
Arranging feathers
Hornbill necklace
Hornbill
Huli
Bird of Paradise feathers
Painted face
Sing Sing
Yellow and red
Medicine man
Huli medicine man
Red and Yellow
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