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  Canoes drawn up on the beach of the tiny fishing community of Manuwata, Trobriand Islands. Milne Bay Province
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  “…..surprised mutants at some unspeakable meal.” (p.361) A scene from the age of the dinosaurs at the thermal springs, Dei Dei, Fergusson Island. Milne Bay Province
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  Sim Sim Island, the outermost north-west settlement of the Trobriand Islands, the Lusancay Islands and Reefs. Milne Bay Province
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  Women of Yabob near Madang performing a dance called Mai Mai, praising the cool wind of evening. Their skin is characteristically dyed red.
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  Canoes drawn up on the beach at the tiny island of Manuwata in the Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province. The huge shell, canoe and other elements of this idyllic tropical scene were just as I found them.
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  Woven huts on Sim Sim Island, the outermost north-west settlement of the Trobriand Islands, the Lusancay Islands and Reefs. Milne Bay Province
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  Repairing nets on the beach at Kuiawa Island, Trobriand Islands. Milne Bay Province
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  A happy trio at Kaduwaga village, Keileuna Island, Trobriand Islands. Milne Bay Province
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  A new kaukweda or platform for sitting and socialising in the shade. Kuiawa Island, Trobriand Islands. Milne Bay Province
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  The author and the Papau New Guinea High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ms Jean L. Kekedo OBE, together with two girls in Gulf traditional costume and one in Trobriand Island costume (standing next to the author - note her beautiful soulava necklaces). This photograph was taken at the launch party for Beyond the Coral Sea at Daunt Books - The Travellers Bookshop, St. Marylebone, London, on the evening of 4 March 2003
   
 
   
 
   
   
 
   
   
 
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