Amazing Shots from Papua New Guinea (2)

2. Sing - sing Yentchen village. East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea « Dance of the crocodile » Sing-sing is a gathering of a few tribes or villages in Papua New Guinea. People arrive to show their distinct culture, dance and music. The aim of these gatherings is to peacefully share traditions. Villagers paint and decorate themselves for sing-sings.

40. Yentchen - Sepik artYentchen village. - East Sepik Province - Papua New Guinea Scarifications on the body of the man, to imitate the skin of a crocodile. The men carve a bird (subut) from their creation story. In the beginning, - the Yamoks say everything was fluid. A crocodile raped a woman form, but the bird pulled the woman away from the clutches of the crocodile and flew her away to the safety of the grass country. She laid two eggs, which the bird helped her tend. When they hatched, one was a human form. The other was a crocodile man (kombiomo) who now lives in the barets (channels) and rauwnwaras (oxbow lakes) between Yamok and Korogo. The kombiomo is more likely to be evil than kind. Woman are said to hold the knowledge of the people, while men hold the power. The carving of a woman inside a power circle is protective, keeping the poison of sorcerers and other evil away. Clic

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