Images
from Beyond the Coral Sea
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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 |
| ©Michael Moran |
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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. |
| ©Michael Moran |
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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. |
| ©Michael Moran |
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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 |
©Michael
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A new kaukweda or platform for
sitting and socialising in the shade. Kuiawa Island, Trobriand
Islands. Milne Bay Province |
©Michael
Moran |
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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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