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Captivating performance of Menebonbon people, Papua New Guinea, July 2019.
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Rabaul Mask Festival, PNG, Jul 2019
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Bougainville tribe, Papua New Guinea
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Akulau dance by Baai. Papua New Guinea, July 2019. The tribe seems to be timid, youngsters dancing with their eyes closed, trying to feel every drumbeat (explored)
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Vunararere arriving at Rabaul Mask Festival to perform their traditional dance, PNG (explored)
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Vunararere tribe. Two tribesmen wearing Atek mask after dancing in full Papuan sun. Rabau, Papua New Guinea, Jul 2019.
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Kids preparing for their tribe traditional dance on Matupit Island, PNG. Performing with plants shows the tribe connection to land and nature.
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Waking up to a morning rainbow over remote Mioko Island, Papua New Guinea
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Kids playing in paradise, Mioko Island, East New Britain, Papua
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While staying overnight with a local family on a remote Mioko Island, PNG, we felt so welcomed with everyone on the island saying Hello and smiling at us. We participated in daily chores and played with kids in this place; I can only describe as paradise.
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Kids playing in paradise, Mioko Island, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, July 2019
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Kids playing in paradise, Mioko Island, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, July 2019
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Kids playing pranks on each other on a remote Mioko Island, Papua New Guinea, July 2019. One thing is common for kids in here. They look happy.
Catherine Gidzinska and Simon Gidzinski:
Kids playing pranks on each other on the remote Mioko Island, Papua New Guinea, July 2019. There is one thing kids in here have in common. They all seem to be happy.
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Locals having fun on the boat on the remote Mioko Island, Papua New Guinea, July 2019
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Friendly locals emerged from their houses to have a chat with us on the remote Mioko Island, Papua New Guinea, July 2019. Kids were shy at first but this did not last long.
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Women with betel nut smile, Mioko Island, Papua New Guinea, July 2019. Chewing a betel nut produces red residue and acts as a mild stimulant.
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Dresses drying. Matupit Island, Papua New Guinea, July 2019
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Food in PNG surprised me. Many Pacific countries we visited are flooded with Western fast food. In PNG we were always treated with amazing local food.
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The main foods eaten in PNG today are pork, chicken, marsupials, birds, fish, shellfish, sago, sweet potato, taro, cassava, breadfruit, leafy greens (kumu), coconut and other fruits. See below.
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Boy watching traditional Sing Sing at Mioko Island, PNG (explored)
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The Kinavai ceremony, PNG, July 2019
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Kinavai ceremony, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, July 2019
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Kinavai ceremony, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, July 2019
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Tolai people arriving at the beach in canoes for Kinavai ceremony, Papua New Guinea, July 2019
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Kinavai ceremony, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, July 2019
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Tolai men carrying goods for relatives, Gazelle Peninsula, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Jul 2019
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Baining were original inhabitants of the region but moved to the mountains when attacked by Tolai. They lived in isolation for generations and their rituals were kept hidden. Around 1960s they started selling crops to other tribes and became more visible.
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Jonteve tribe, Papua New Guinea, Sep 2019
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Jonteve tribe welcoming sing sing ceremony, PNG
