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tribal Art, Primitive Art, Ethnographic Art,
Oceanic Art. Folk Art, Ethnic Cultures, Artifacts, Textiles & Costumes,
Sculpture. Masks, Beadwork, Fetishes, Charms. Jewelry, Baskets, Weapons,
Shields, Indonesia, Borneo. Sumatra, Sulawese, Java, Bali, Timor, Flores,
Sumba. Lombok, Molucca, Philippines, Luzon, Mindanao, Nepal, Burma, Thailand.
Laos, Vietnam, India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Dayak. lban, Kayan,
Kenyah, Modang, Bahau, Ngaju, Batak, Toraja, Naga, Dong Song.
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Sumba
Island, Indonesia.
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A Photo tour of Sumba villages, art, stone carvings, megoliths, tombs, dancers, textiles, folk traditions and other aspects of Sumba culture. |
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On the beach, meeting our first Sumbanese children. | |
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The start of the countryside as we drive up from the ocean. |
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Typical scenery on the western end of the island. | |
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More beautiful scenery in West Sumba. |
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Approaching a typical traditional village. | |
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Note the classic peaked roofs of traditional houses on Sumba. |
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Children watch as the "foreign devils" arrive! | |
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Women pound grains in the village.. |
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Family sitting at the front of their house. | |
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Old techniques and materials for building houses are evident in this photo. |
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A water buffalo skull adorns the entrance to this house. | |
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Father and son pose for their visitors. |
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Unfinished loom work outside the house. | |
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Another textile in the process of being woven. |
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Ancient stone carvings and megaliths adorn the entrances to Sumba villages. | |
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Megaliths and other stone ceremonial platforms. |
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Stone tombs for the aristocrats of Sumba. | |
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More stone tombs for the aristocrats of Sumba. |
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More stone tombs for the aristocrats of Sumba. | |
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Sumbanese girls are dressed and waiting to perform for their guests. |
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Beautiful faces of the local girls. | |
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Dancers with gold jewelry and ivory bracelets |
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Male dancers enter the arena. | |
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