Small Nambas tribeswoman during the palm tree dance sit near a statue, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Tribesmen dancing in the jungle with helmet masks for a circumcision ceremony, Malampa province, Malekula island, Vanuatu

Man holding a human skull in Amelbati cannibal site, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Amelbati site of former cannibal ceremonies, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Big Nambas tribesman beating a slit drum during a ceremony, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Big Nambas mother and her blonde baby, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Children in front of a church on a sunday morning, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Group of Ni-Vanuatu children seen from above, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Portrait of a Ni-Vanuatu girl, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

A slit drum in front of a traditional meeting place called a nakamal, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Ni-Vanuatu statue carvers working in the forest on a fern tree, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Portrait of a Ni-Vanuatu teenage girl, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Portrait of a Ni-Vanuatu young man with tattoos on the arms, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Small Nambas tribe man starting a fire, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Small Nambas tribe boy in front of a giant slit gong drum during a ceremony, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Small Nambas tribesman beating on a slit gong drum during the palm tree dance, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Small Nambas girl with a painted statue, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Small Nambas tribesmen covered with palm leaves dancing in front of slit gong drums during the palm tree dance, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Man beating on a slit drum during the palm tree dance of the Small Nambas tribe, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Tribesman with a yellow leaf dancing the palm tree dance of the Small Nambas tribe, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Tribesmen dancing the palm tree dance of the Small Nambas tribe, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Portrait of a smiling boy during the palm tree dance of the Small Nambas tribe, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Tribesman with dried seeds on the feet during the palm tree dance of the Small Nambas tribe, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu

Ni-Vanuatu woman weaving a palm leaf to make a roof, Malekula island, Gortiengser, Vanuatu