![[Sulka susu gitvung cone-shaped pith mask painted with bright pink pollen, a cassowary feather top knot and a striped snake emerging from behind the mask through its mouth: 11k]](../../../images/sulkasua.jpg "© Carolyn Leigh, 2005. All rights reserved.")
New Britain TOC
![[Baining fire dance mask: 11k]](../../../images/baindoug.jpg "© Carolyn Leigh, 2005. All rights reserved.")
Sulka susu gitvung mask with snake emerging from its mouth. The body of the snake coils up behind the mask. Photo courtesy of a private collection.
Baining fire dance mask made with bark cloth (tapa). Photo copyright The Mehaffey Collection, 2001.
Art areas of Melanesia (map of New Guinea and adjacent islands), East and West New Britain Provinces, PNG are at 3. Link to the article for explanation of other numbered areas.
![[map of Melanesia: 10k]](../../../images/mapmelan.gif "© Carolyn Leigh, 2005. All rights reserved.")
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