The Huli are the most feared tribes in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea their home for thousands of years. With their striking red and ochre body paint, the traditional attire of the Huli people is the one of the most colorful in the country. The symbol of the birds of paradise. Alongside the body paint, the real show-stopper features of Huli traditional costumes are their wigs. They’re so important in Huli culture that male members of the tribe are also known as “Wigmen.” The Huli obsession with wigs is related to their unique initiation rites. At the age of 14 or 15, Huli boys leave their families and are sent to live iand learn their role in society.For up to 3 years they receive instruction on the biological and ritual process of masculinity.

There are no Huli “chiefs” in the hereditary sense, all leaders come to power through their ability at war, skill in mediating disputes and by amassing wealth in pigs and shells. Warfare never ends within the Huli culture as vengeance is preferred to any peaceful settlement.

The Hull believe that the spirit is responsible for all dreams and leaves the person after death, ancestors are the clan spirit