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Men's House (Haus Tambaran) |
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Melanesia
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Papua New Guinea
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Sepik River
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| Haus Tambaran (men's house) in Kuvenmas village. Note masks above doors depicting the female protective spirit of the village and the carving on the roof of a man with a bird on his shoulder to signify the collective fighting spirit of the men of the village. | ||
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