Above: Maori women at Jerusalem, Wanganui River, do the traditional Aotea Poi dance. (Photograph: Charles Hale) Below: A ‘sing-sing’ at Nondugl, Central Highlands of New Guinea. Bira of Paradise plumes figure largely in their ceremonial dress. They also paint their faces and bodies with vivid natural pigments. Until comparatively recently these people had never seen a European. (Australian Official Photograph by Gadsby)