Grating sagu for food. P1140002.JPG
Grating sagu for food. P1140002.JPG
Sagu comes from a tree, here you can see the boy grating part of it. They cook the sagu in many ways.
You can see the trunk of the tree behind him.
Heading out into the jungle. P1140004.JPG
We went out into the jungle to make a loin cloth. Notice the footware.
Making a braclet. P1140005.JPG
We stopped at one house during the rain and they started making bracelets.
The making of the loin cloth. P1140006.JPG
First they cut this huge length of tree down, then they had to pull a large section of the bark off.
The making of the loin cloth. P1140007.JPG
After they have the stretch of bark, they lay it on wood and beat it soft with another piece of wood.
A monkey up the tree? P1140009.JPG
Joanne, and I, (But I took the photo) decided to see how hard it was to climb the coconut tree.
They had put cuts in the tree, so it was very easy to climb.
This shows the people in their traditional dress, outside their traditional house. P1140013.JPG
And, of course, they had to get me to wear a loincloth. P1140014.JPG
And to get Joanne to wear a grass skirt. P1140015.JPG