Dukduk secret society

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law-enforcement cult male initiation society religious cult ritual association secret society

The Dukduk secret society is a traditional Tolai male initiation and law-enforcement cult in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, known for its masked dancers who embody powerful ancestral and spirit figures during ritual performances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf law-enforcement cult ⓘ
male initiation society ⓘ
religious cult ⓘ
ritual association ⓘ
secret society ⓘ
associatedWith Baining people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gazelle Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
authoritySource ancestral mandate ⓘ
customary law ⓘ
culture Tolai people NERFINISHED ⓘ
enforces compensation payments ⓘ
debt repayment ⓘ
taboos ⓘ
ethnicGroup Tolai people NERFINISHED ⓘ
function conflict resolution ⓘ
initiation of young men ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ
maintenance of customary law ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ
social control ⓘ
genderRestriction male-only ⓘ
hasMemberRole elders ⓘ
initiates ⓘ
masked performers ⓘ
locatedIn East New Britain Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableScholar Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ
G. H. L. Friederici NERFINISHED ⓘ
performs initiation ordeals ⓘ
nocturnal rituals ⓘ
public processions ⓘ
practicedBy Tolai men ⓘ
region New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousRole embodiment of ancestral spirits ⓘ
mediation between humans and spirits ⓘ
ritualType initiation ceremony ⓘ
masked dance ⓘ
punitive expedition ⓘ
seasonality performed during specific ritual seasons ⓘ
studiedIn anthropology ⓘ
symbolizes ancestral spirits ⓘ
authority ⓘ
justice ⓘ
spirit beings ⓘ
uses conical masks ⓘ
leaf costumes ⓘ
masked dancers ⓘ
ritual costumes ⓘ
visibility rituals often closed to uninitiated men ⓘ
rituals often closed to women ⓘ

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East New Britain Province → hasCulturalPractice → Dukduk secret society ⓘ
Tolai people → knownFor → Dukduk secret society ⓘ
this entity surface form: dukduk secret society