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Albi Ascending Mount Yasur
"We came from the volcano, and when we die we will return" - Albi of Yakel, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Portrait of Albi with Chicken Feathers
Albi has traveled to Great Britain and met Prince Philip, whom the Kastom believe is a relative. Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Portrait of Sunik
Sunik with Penis sheath, Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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The Mouth of Yasur
Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Kastom Girls in Ash Plains
The Kastom Villagers of Tanna refuse any modern methods of living, and choose to raise their children in the traditional ways. Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Kastom Man in Ash Plains
Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Portrait of Kastom Man
Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Kastom Man on Outer Rim of Mount Yasur
Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Kastom Men Escape Sulphur Cloud of Mount Yasur
Mount Yasur erupts, and the winds change direction, sending a blanket of suffocating sulphur along the path of the volcano’s rim. Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Portrait of Chief Mangau
Chief Mangau beside wooden head carving. A club is used to beat the statue in order to call the entire village for meetings. Yakel, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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Chief Mangau with Kastom Happy Men
Certain men are given the responsibility to keep the rest of the village in good spirits, taking on the title of “Happy Man,” Yakel, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
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