パプアニューギニア・東ニューブリテン

Tubuan and Dukduk

日本語で読む
Tubuan and Dukduk: Tolai Boys Enter a Masked Initiatory Society
Ritual
Tubuan/Dukduk の男子加入
Region and community
パプアニューギニア・東ニューブリテン/トライ(Tolai)社会
Age at the cultural rite
Variable or not confirmed in the source
Transition conditions
Community initiation
Legal age of majority

About the rite

Among the Tolai of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, boys enter the Tubuan or Dukduk tradition through a community initiation. A boy’s initiation was reported in 2016. A related mask festival took place in 2025, though it is unclear whether any boys were initiated that year.