2005-November
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This photo is a rarety for a number of reasons, not the least
of which is the fact that I was allowed to take it at all.
All of the chiefs of Koiovo village in central Maewo performed
a tabu dance at the end of our stay there. Usually these events
are closed to outsiders and photography is strictly prohibited.
This man was one of the two lead dancers, a position that probably
took him most of his life to attain.
This photo is a rarety for a number of reasons, not the least
of which is the fact that I was allowed to take it at all.
All of the chiefs of Koiovo village in central Maewo performed
a tabu dance at the end of our stay there. Usually these events
are closed to outsiders and photography is strictly prohibited.
This man was one of the two lead dancers, a position that probably
took him most of his life to attain.
This photo is a rarity for a number of reasons, not the least
of which is the fact that I was allowed to take it at all.
All of the chiefs of Koiovo village in central Maewo performed
a tabu dance at the end of our stay there. Usually these events
are closed to outsiders and photography is strictly prohibited.
lost a bit of weight when I saw how this particular amalgamation
of island and western styles.
This young man was one of a troupe who performed
at the opening ceremony for the Vanuatu Rural Development
and Training Centres Association annual general meeting
on Maewo island.
Their performance began the night before the actual opening
ceremony. We were informed that we'd hear singing and
dancing all night and into the early morning. We were warned
in the strongest terms that we were not under any circumstance
to so much as look at any of the dancers as they proceeded
through the village.
The villagers were too polite to mention to me that the standard
punishment for breaking such a tabu is a savage beating that
sometimes results in serious injury.
Imagicity | Photography - exotica, mundanity and wonders | © Dan McGarry
