Baruya Muka Archival

A detailed record of the first stage male initiation ceremony of the Baruya of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea A group of nine to 12 year old boys are followed through their first initiation from the last days with their families through their nosepiercing and other rituals and ordeals to the final feast given in their honour It is a tough time the beginning of a tenyear journey to warrior and manhood