Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 minutes ago

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A lecture by Stewart McPherson on the unique and amazing cultures and tribes of New Guinea and surrounding islands, covering:

- the crocodile clan of the Sepik River
- the Baining fire dancers
- the shark callers of the Trobriand Islands
- the smoked bodies of Aseki
- the Huli wigmen
- the Hagen wigmen
- the Asaro mudmen
- the Chimbu skeleton men.

I hope you enjoy this talk and learning about New Guinea's astoundingly diverse cultural heritage!

Edited by Rohan Holt ( Cloudbase Productions cloudbasepro.co.uk )