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Kombai men dancing with bow and arrows in Papua, Indonesia

Kombai men dance with bows and arrows in their hands in the early morning of a sago grub festival in Papua, Indonesia. September 2000. The Kombai are a so-called treehouse people, building their homes high up in the trees, and the sago grub festival, during which large quantities of sago grubs are consumed, is their most important religious rite.

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Image Size: 5578x3700 / 13.3MB; Adults Dancing Horizontal Indonesia Irian Jaya Islands Kombai Males Melanesia Men New Guinea Oceania Papua Papuan Religion Running Southeast Asia Treehouse People Tribespeople action blur arrows bare-chested barefoot blurred motion bow celebrations cultural and ethnic dress dawn ethnic clothing festival festivals group of people indigenous people motion blur penis sheath penis-sheath rain forest rainforest religious festivals sago grub traditional dance
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Kombai men dance with bows and arrows in their hands in the early morning of a sago grub festival in Papua, Indonesia. September 2000. The Kombai are a so-called treehouse people, building their homes high up in the trees, and the sago grub festival, during which large quantities of sago grubs are consumed, is their most important religious rite.