South West Bay (31 images)
South West Bay is a remote enclave on the island of Malekula, Vanuatu. It is separated from the rest of the island by mountains and dense forest. The only way to get there is by sea or air.
Until as late as the 1960s the 'Smol Nambas' tribes living in South West Bay and the rest of Southern Malekula engaged in cannibalism and tribal warfare.
The rise of Christianity resulted in the extinction of warfare and cannibalism, but it has also led to the disappearance of local...
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Until as late as the 1960s the 'Smol Nambas' tribes living in South West Bay and the rest of Southern Malekula engaged in cannibalism and tribal warfare.
The rise of Christianity resulted in the extinction of warfare and cannibalism, but it has also led to the disappearance of local...
more »
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Chief Ayar-portrait-v..ical
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Chief Ayar horizontal
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Chief Ayar and dog
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Chief Ayar walks thro.. dog
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Chief Ayar walks thro..dogs
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Chief Ayar-with a leaf
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Hands planting yam
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Hands with a water taro
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Young girl returns fr..rden
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Young chief climbing ..tree
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Elder Chief with pig tusk
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Tribal man drumming
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Women's kastom dance
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Nalawan Festival dancers
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Nalawan festival dancers
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Boy in a Canoe at vil..Labo
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Boys fishing in a lagoon
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Boy's hands with a fi.. net
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Children fishing in t..goon
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Boys fishing-in a lagoon
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Children in the boat ..goon
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Village baker-baking ..read
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Village baker-taking ...jpg
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Young warrior-looking up
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Young warrior-Malekula
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Ancestral skulls-moun..ulls
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Mat weaving with a baby
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Beach in South West Bay
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Sitting the cooking fire