Life in the Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea

 

old guy posing with his spear

 

This man was fixing his axe when I walked by and I asked if I could take his picture. He nodded and quickly ran into his grass thatched house and I heard a bit of commotion and next thing I know he’s rushing out with his bow and arrows and spear aimed directly at me. Luckily, I’ve had some experience with this so I tried not to look alarmed. He just assumed, for some reason, that I wanted him to look fierce and I would say he was successful.

 

Tuesday, 29 January 2008

 
 

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