Rare 1800s Photo Native New Britain Islanders DUK-DUK Dancers, Papua New Guinea porter Clear glass ambrotype with black

Clear glass ambrotype with black tin or paper (can't remember) backing placed inside of the case

Mary was eventually purchased by the Senecas

I'm dating it to about 1843

image isvery nice in hand under good lighting

Tintypes are in very nice condition as a whole

Rare 1800s Photo Native New Britain Islanders DUK-DUK Dancers, Papua New Guinea porter Clear glass ambrotype with blackRare original cabinet card of New Britain native Duk Duk dancers with ceremonial costume. New Britain is an island east of New Guinea in the South Pacific. Duk Duk is a secret society, part of the traditional culture of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New Britain. The label affixed to the back of this image is in German, giving the location as Matupi (New Britain), and was probably taken by German colonists. Light soiling and some foxing, as