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Weaving: woman makes skirt out of banana leaf fibers, some dyed red

Beach on Kiriwina near Kaibola village, fringed with coconut palms, people bath in shallow clear water

Lagoon at sunset, papaya tree silhouette, Kiriwina

Canoe used as transport, man paddles, woman and children are passengers

Mortuary ceremony: woman carries basket of food to be shared with participants

Woman spreads pandanus leaves to dry, preparing them to be used in basket- or mat-making

Weaving: Bomtavau prepares banana leaf fibers for making a fiber skirt

Young child wearing shell necklace

House-building: men construct frame, vertical poles are notched at top, betel nut palm (l) taboo with coconut frond tied around it

Children sitting on house veranda next to woven mat, girl (r) wears short fiber skirt and turtle-shell earrings

Young child with an earring

Children look at fashion and surf magazines