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Facial Tattoos: The Tribal Female Rite in Papua New Guinea

Painted Ladies

Move over, Mike Tyson. The tribes of Papua New Guinea’s Tufi region don’t mess around when it comes to body ink. But here in Tufi, it’s a rite reserved solely for women.

Brandon Presser
Brandon Presser
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