Kombai emptying dammed creek in Papua, Indoensia, to catch some fish

A Kombai man with a dog´s tooth necklace watches three other men empty a dammed part of a creek in Papua, Indonesia, a fishing method allowing them to catch the fish living in the creek. September 2000. The men use woody shafts of sago leafs as bailers. One such bailer is leaning against the tree to the left. A stone axe is lying on the ground beside it. On the other side of the creek three women are waiting. The Kombai are a so-called treehouse people who build their homes high up in the trees.

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A Kombai man with a dog´s tooth necklace watches three other men empty a dammed part of a creek in Papua, Indonesia, a fishing method allowing them to catch the fish living in the creek. September 2000. The men use woody shafts of sago leafs as bailers. One such bailer is leaning against the tree to the left. A stone axe is lying on the ground beside it. On the other side of the creek three women are waiting. The Kombai are a so-called treehouse people who build their homes high up in the trees.