last weekend i went to a friend's party. in the afternoon we had a bit of a cultural show in the backyard: one of the asaro mud men came and played. he stalked around the yard for a while, and we looked on appreciatively (yes, it was a bit strange) - but then he got each of us to wear one of the mud men masks and shadow-fight with him. weird experience; the mask is very heavy, and hot. no photos of me in mask; my culturally-appropriate rep remains intact