A security guard in the ruler's special protection force, with earpiece connected to a two-way radio, holding a machine gun. He is wearing a bullet-proof vest as body armour.

A tribesman wearing a large leaf and feather headdress playing a pipe during a meeting of tribes at Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, Australasia.

Maori man with painted face in New Zealand

Man at Sing Sing tribal gathering Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Bearded tribesman wearing feathered headdress and playing a pipe during a gathering of tribes at Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea

A Maori man with spear at a tribal gathering in New Zealand

Bearded tribesman wearing war paints and feathered headdress during a gathering of tribes at Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea

A Buddhist monk in saffron coloured robes with hands together while praying at the Buddhist Temple in Huating, China

Bearded tribesman in feathered headdress steps from a modern minibus during a gathering of tribes at Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea

Bearded tribesman wearing war paints and feathered headdress during a gathering of tribes at Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea

Tribesman smoking a cigarette while wearing face paints and feathered headdress during a gathering of tribes at Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea

A traditional Fijian Warrior Guard, Fiji, South Pacific

Man at Sing Sing tribal gathering Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Chief on the island of Kiribati in the South Pacific

Soldier standing on guard over Commonwealth war graves at Krangi War Cemetery in Singapore

Fijian warrior withhis face painted in the traditional manner and wearing a breastplate while attending a tribal gathering in Fiji, South Pacific

Archer taking aim during archery festival, Paro, Bhutan

Military man with medals standing at ease watching a parade in Pakistan

Ceremonial guard with spear at the Alcazar Palace in Seville, Spain

Patient suffering from leprosy attending a clinic in The Gambia

Man in ceremonial dress at Sultan's Palace, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Dancer, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Military man in South Korea

Ceremonial dress at Sultan's Palace, Yogya Karta, Indonesia