Images of West New Britain
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| Dorothy Counts and Aimure Aroro cook supper under the Counts' house in Kandoka village, Kaliai, West New Britain. 1967. | |||||||||||||||
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| A trading canoe comes home to Kaliai | |||||||||||||||
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In West New Britain shell currency is distributed at all important ceremonies
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| Jakob Mua and David Counts: an informal interview on the beach. Kandoka village, Kaliai, West New Britain. 1971. | |||||||||||||||
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Maria Datima prepares pandanus leaves to be made into fine mats. These mats are one type of women's wealth and are given by women in all important rituals of exchange. Kandoka village, Kaliai, West New Britain, 1985.
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| Kamulus Kolia, one of Kandoka village's leaders and a skilled craftsman, uses a steel adze blade to shape the hull of a dugout canoe. 1966. | |||||||||||||||
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Petrus Aigolo spear fishing from the prow of an outrigger canoe. Kandoka village, Kaliai, West New Britain. 1975.
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All photos are © Dorothy and David Counts
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