Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea Size:Standard: 6 x 4in The Birth of Venus'

The Birth of Venus'

View of rioters setting fire to Newgate Prison

Balfour was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884

The lower section shows a coat of arms

Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea Size:Standard: 6 x 4in The Birth of Venus'Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. These distinctive masks are worn by members of the Duk Duk society, a secret society of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New Britain, the largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago. The society has religious, political and social objectives and traditionally enforced law and order among the Tolai. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920.