Dukduk

Oceanic secret society

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development of Oceanic art

  • dilly bag; Aboriginal Australian art, Northern Territory, Australia
    In Oceanic art and architecture: New Britain

    The Dukduk society used male (dukduk) and female (tubuan) masks. Both types are cone-shaped and were constructed of cane and fibre. The dukduk is taller than the tubuan and is faceless. The tubuan has circular eyes and a crescent-shaped mouth painted on a dark background. Both…

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use of masks

  • Carnival mask
    In mask: Social and religious uses

    …secret terrorist society called the Dukduk appear in monstrous five-foot masks to police, to judge, and to execute offenders. Aggressive supernatural spirits of an almost demonic nature are represented by these masks, which are constructed from a variety of materials, usually including tapa, or bark cloth, and the pith of…

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