“In 1930, a prospector, Mick Leahy, and his team searching for gold discovered the Papuan Highlands, a series of fertile and temperate green valleys inhabited by numerous tribes who cultivated the land with primitive means, wearing colorful bird feathers and painted with earth colors.

The wigs worn by the Huli stand out as the way they are made is unique and is a criterion of prestige as the large and richly decorated wigs are the ultimate symbol of masculinity.

In addition to the wigs, the decoration of their entire bodies is shocking. Women paint themselves to emphasize their femininity and men to emphasize their masculinity. The paints and powders they use come from forest plants and clay baked in leaves over an open fire and are applied to their bodies with brushes made of hibiscus branches that are as soft as cotton at the end.

In addition to colors, they also decorate their bodies with other materials, such as shells, leaves, fangs, tusks, leather, and straw to signify the warrior's wealth during their ceremonies.

The Ηuli tribe continue to celebrate their new achievements and protect everyday life with color and ingenuity. Living proof that a primitive form of expression has the power to maintain and enforce its own laws. With nature itself as an ally and anything that threatens it as its only enemy.”

— yannis psilakis