#oceanian
Yap woman, by Robert Michael Poole
Performers prepare for months to master the traditional dances in #Yap island, to be presented in front of other villages and communities.
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No wonder then that this girl looks so intense, concentrating ahead of her village’s performance,
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The Crowning of 2016 Miss Hiri Moale Queen, Ela Beach, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, via Karubaba Tribe
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Yap woman, by Robert Michael Poole
“buchuu buchuu” means “little by little” in Yapese… and these women prepare for months for their dance performances on #Yapin#Micronesia
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Yap women, by Robert Michael Poole
Leilah Laatam Mayang performs at the centre of dozens of women and girls during the annual #Yap Festival in #Micronesia, an event that ensures the traditions, mythology, music and dance of this tiny Pacific island are maintained.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this post contains images of people who have passed away.
Jingili man with cicatrices.
Northern Territory, Australia.
1901
Walter Baldwin Spencer
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