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Queen - Commonwealth Governors

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh sit with 15 Governors-General of the Commonwealth before attending dinner to mark their first ever joint meeting hosted by the Queen at Winsor Castle, Royal Berkshire. * This is the first official duty undertaken by the Queen since the death of her Mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The Governors-General from back row left to right Dame Ivy Dumont of the Bahamas, The Honorable Dame Silvia Cartwright of New Zealand, Sir Tomasi Puapua of Tuvalu, Dame Pearlette Louisy of St Lucia, Sir Charles Antrobus of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sir Silas Atopare of Papua New Guinea, The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson of Canada, The Right Reverend Doctor Peter Hollingsworth of Australia, HM Representative (not Gov.Gen.) Mr Frederick Goodwin of the Cook Islands and front row left to right Sir Clifford Husbands of Barbados, Sir Colville Young of Belize, Sir Howard Cooke of Jamaica, Queen, Duke, Sir James Carlisle of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Cuthbert Sebastian of St Christopher and Nevis, Sir Daniel Williams of Grenada

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Chieftain of the Roro (Bereina) people of Papua New Guinea

An incredible postcard of a Chieftain of the Roro (Bereina) people of Papua New Guinea wearing a remarkable feathered headdress and holding a traditional drum. Note the long nose piercing and long necklaces made of (rather savage-looking) claws/fangs/teeth ! Date: circa 1910s

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Papua New Guinea - Elema people - Eharo Masks

Elema people (of the Papuan Gulf in southeast New Guinea) practicing an elaborate cycle of masked rituals. These monumental Eharo masks were created primarily for amusement. To the Elema, eharo were "maea morava eharu" ("things of gladness"), and were danced as a prelude to more sacred rituals. Eharo represented supernatural beings (as well as comedic figures), such as lecherous old men and were made and worn by young men from neighbouring villages (at the request of the village hosting the ceremony). As they entered the village, they were pelted with shredded coconut by the women to neutralize their seductive powers! Now rendered harmless, the eharo danced surrounded by large groups of women to the amusement of the assembled crowd. Date: circa 1920s

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