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SOLOMON ISLANDS, AUG 2004 - LOCAL VILLAGES |  |
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 - click to see photos - August 18, 2004 - Telina Village Visit We stern-tied to the shoreline last night at Telina Village and were greeted by a gaggle of singing children, who congregated at the end of the "pier" under a large tree to serenade us. A group of us went out on the back deck of the boat to take some photographs and discovered that the use of flash would illicit screams of excitement accompanied by vigorous hand-waving for the next photo. The evening's welcome was marred only by a local motor boat filled with adolescent males, who sped on by while yelling obscenities at us. kids at telina village In the morning we boarded our tinnies for a 30-second ride to the pier, where the entire village was waiting. Little children and a few women sat closest to the end of the pier holding flowers and posing for photographs, while most of the men sat in stations behind their carved wares along the main path. There is a carver here named "John Wayne" here, who is mentioned in the Lonely Planet book on the Solomons; local carving skill is famous around the world, and some of the tables, bowls, and statuettes that were out on display were really beautiful, intricately inlayed with rosewood, ebony, and nautilus shell. I bought a small nguzunguzu (a canoe figurehead, but in miniature) from a carver named Himes -- it is a small model of what would be positioned at the bow of a war canoe. A stylized head with a bird underneath it symbolizes a peaceful approach, and one with a skull underneath signals an aggressive intent..  Me, with carver Himes The price of carvings in the local villages is not low, even when compared to shops selling the same things in Honiara. Granted, you might not be able to find the same pieces, but we found that we weren't given discounted prices even when buying things directly from the source. The locals do like to barter, however. Specifically, we were asked for AA and D batteries, cargo shorts, t-shirts, watches, dive masks (very sought after), and fins. Other village visits: Mbili Village (Aug 19), Peava Village (Aug 20)
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Solomon Islands 2004 Topside Diving: Florida Islands Diving: Marovo Lagoon Diving: Mary Island Photos by Subject Uepi Island Resort More Eye Candy and Stuff External Links |
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