In 1921 two masked dancers performed for Hurley's cameras outside Tovei longhouse. Hurley's photos and film of the dancers are the only records of this large mask form, which was used to ban the eating of coconuts before a major ceremony.
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Title: Masked dancers in front of the men's longhouse at Tovei village, Urama Island, Gulf Province, 26 June 1921.