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Housepost. Latmul people, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea 1900-1950. Men's cult houses dominate Latmul villages. They are up to 120 feet in length with two floors and towering gables at either end. They are lavishly decorated in a society that once emphasised male warfare and head-hunting.

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Housepost. Latmul people, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea 1900-1950. Men's cult houses dominate Latmul villages. They are up to 120 feet in length with two floors and towering gables at either end. They are lavishly decorated in a society that once emphasised male warfare and head-hunting.