Rita Willaert posted a photo:

Village Mindima - Chimbu tribe - skeleton bodypainting.

Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 8,500 km², and there are 440,025 inhabitants (2000 census), making the Western Highlands one of the most densely populated provinces. Tea and coffee are grown in the Western Highlands. Mount Wilhelm, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea, is on the border of the Western Highlands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Highlands_(Papua_New_Guinea)

Simbu, also known as (and officially named) Chimbu, is a Highlands Region province in Papua New Guinea.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbu_Province

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Papua_New_Guinea
We ontmoeten de mensen van de Chimbu-stam. Ze organiseren een dans. We kunnen de voorbereidingen en de body painting meebeleven. Ze gebruiken alleen zwarte en witte verf. Op de lichamen van de dansers worden geraamten getekend. Heel luguber. We zien dan ook de skelettendans en het gevecht tegen de kwade geesten.

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