Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

DSC_8397 On most of the islands in Vanuatu, the slit drum has little or no decoration, and is played horizontally on the ground. On the island of Ambrym such traditional drums or 'tamtam', stand vertically and are decorated with a huge carved face. This tamtam stands beneath a spreading banyan tree at the edge of a traditional dance platform in the village of Fanla, on Ambryn. Vanuatu

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DSC_8397 On most of the islands in Vanuatu, the slit drum has little or no decoration, and is played horizontally on the ground. On the island of Ambrym such traditional drums or 'tamtam', stand vertically and are decorated with a huge carved face. This tamtam stands beneath a spreading banyan tree at the edge of a traditional dance platform in the village of Fanla, on Ambryn. Vanuatu

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