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JackyDZ: Nicola and I
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JackyDZ: Waiting for the Ava ceremony to start in the Samoan Fale
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JackyDZ: Waiting for the Ava ceremony to start in the Samoan Fale
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JackyDZ: The Ava sticks (the root is ground to make the Ava)
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JackyDZ: Nicola, Elena, Asenati & Seulgee
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JackyDZ: Lined up around the fale with the Taupo ready to mix the Ava
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JackyDZ: Pinati serving the Ava to Ruby. See the Ava sticks on the mat next to Ruby and notice Pinati traditional Tatau (tattoo from knees to hips)
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JackyDZ: The Ava (and Tasi)
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JackyDZ: Nicola, Sia and I at the Ava ceremony
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JackyDZ: Nicola and I with Gwendolyn (Miss Samoa) the "Taupo" and mixer of the Ava