Deutscher and Hackett

The Angu or Änga people, also called Kukukuku (pronounced 'cookah-cookah') live mainly in the high, mountainous region of south-western Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. Even though they are a short people, often less than five feet tall, they were once feared for their violent raids on more peaceful villages living in lower valleys. Despite the high altitude and cold climate of their homeland, the Änga only wore limited clothing, including grass skirts, with a piece similar to a sporran, and cloaks made from beaten bark. The stone club heads came in a variety of shapes and forms and are remarkably the only really aesthetic objects this group created.