Far fekkin out, Jase. What a trip.

SEBASTIAN. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME ON YOURSELF, ÅSA OR NOVA.

matsa: Hoho! I can't really say anything about myself not going thru an "ceremony" like that.. But Nova and Åsa is safe

jase: thanks for the pics!

The ceremony is slowly dying out. The village we stayed in is one of the last to keep up the tradition, and most of the men there have been initiated.

The ceremony is about removing the blood of the mother, which is said to be contaminated, and thus about becoming a man, and being allowed into the sacred spirit house

It was really quite intense. We were up at 6:00am and didnt stop running around for hours. By the end the cameraman and I were exhausted. I thought I would be more disturbed by the whole event, but I wasnt. It was crazy though....

No probs Seb! Glad you liked them...

I'll be putting some more pics up as soon as I get home... We have filmed an initiation ceremony which involves young men swallowing canes, and we are currently trying to find a woman that breast feeds piglets.

Wow, cool pics. I wish it was me...

Its amazing to see that tribal cultures still exist and their lifestyle is completly preserved.

Thank you for the censorship on the pics btw. :)

thanx for sharing those pics, they're really really interesting.
regards, Lorenzo

That's gratitude for ya! I'm guessing they don't do Mother's Day, then?

Glad you all liked the pictures!

OVM: Yeah, the women here are treated rather shabilly. They do most of the work, whilst the men of the village sit around chewing Betel nut, smoking cigarettes, and tending to their vegetable gardens...