{"id":278,"date":"2015-06-22T17:56:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/?p=278"},"modified":"2025-05-27T19:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:20:19","slug":"the-real-douk-douks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/?p=278","title":{"rendered":"The Real Douk-Douks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baryonyxknife.com\/doukdouk.html\" target=\"_blank\">French Douk-Douk knife<\/a> is arguably much more famous than the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duk-Duk\" target=\"_blank\">Duk-Duk<\/a> secret society of the South-Pacific Tolai people from which it derives its name. Photographs and drawings of actual Duk-Duk members (who acted as enforcers of tribal spiritual and civil order sometimes quite brutally) are scarce and difficult to track down amongst the throngs of images to be found of the knives that bear the name. We&#8217;ve gathered a number of images and arranged them here for those curious in knowing more about the figure behind the iconic tool.<\/p>\n<p>We do not own any of these pictures. If you are the copyright holder of any of them and wish them to be removed, please let us know.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-263 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists1-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists1\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists1-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists1.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-276 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists14-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists14\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists14-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists14.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-271 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists9-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists9\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists9-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists9.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-273 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists11-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists11\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-267\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists5-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Ron and Elx\u0094Ron and Ella Lucas's photos of Tolai Duk Duk dancers, about 1964, at Navunarm, 10 miles out of Rabaul, these are from a Tamori\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists5-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists5.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists15.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists15.gif\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists15\" width=\"210\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-274 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists12-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists12\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists12-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists12.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-266 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists4-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists4\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists4.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-264 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1140514\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-265 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists3.jpg 955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-268 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists6\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists6.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-269 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists7-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists7\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists7-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists7.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-272 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists10\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists10.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists13-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists13\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists13-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists13.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-270 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists8-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Duk-DukCultists8\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Duk-DukCultists8.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French Douk-Douk knife is arguably much more famous than the Duk-Duk secret society of the South-Pacific Tolai people from which it derives its name. Photographs and drawings of actual Duk-Duk members (who acted as enforcers of tribal spiritual and civil order sometimes quite brutally) are scarce and difficult to track down amongst the throngs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/?p=278\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Real Douk-Douks<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","category-lecture-hall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281,"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions\/281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}