Men's cult houses dominate latmul villages. They are up to 120 feet in length, with two floors and towering gables at either end, and are lavishly decorated. In a society that once emphasised male warfare and head-hunting, the house is an aggressive assertion of power. Carvings such as this housepost reflected this.

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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)