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Yaqona ceremony by group of Fijian men, dressed in traditional costumes, in a grass hut, Nasalai, Fiji, 1966, 1 / Michael Terry

Yaqona ceremony by group of Fijian men, dressed in traditional costumes, in a grass hut, Nasalai, Fiji, 1966, 2 / Michael Terry

A group of Fijian men having kava, Nasalai, Fiji, 1966 / Michael Terry

Grass hut toilet for women, Nasalai, Fiji, 1966, 1 / Michael Terry

Grass hut toilet for women, Nasalai, Fiji, 1966, 2 / Michael Terry

People gathered for a traditional fire-walking ceremony, Fiji, 1966 / Michael Terry

Fijian men, dressed in traditional costumes, pulling logs away from the fire, Fiji, 1966 / Michael Terry

Fijian men, dressed in traditional costumes, leveling stones in the fire, Fiji, 1966 / Michael Terry

Fijian men, dressed in traditional costumes, smoothing out stones in the fire, Fiji, 1966 / Michael Terry

Fijian men, dressed in traditional costumes, adding vines to the stones in the fire, Fiji, 1966 / Michael Terry

Fijian men, dressed in traditional costumes, placing bundles of leaves around the fire, Fiji, 1966 / Michael Terry

The start of fire walk by Fijian men, dressed in traditional costumes, Fiji, 1966 / Michael Terry