- A traditional Nauruan village
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- A road bordered with coral makes the twelve mile circuit of
- the island of Nauru, following the beach for the entire distance.
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- A lady carrying coconut drinking vessels.
- In her hand she holds an implement for grating coconut.
The beautiful Nauru lagoon
- A felled tree is floated to the village
- and beached and shaped to form the canoe.
- A Nauruan canoe constructed in the traditional manner under the
- supervision of a senior canoe builder. The pieces are tied together using coconut sennit.
The catch of the day!
- The traditional costume for the "dance of the fish".
- After the dance, the fish are eaten.
- The girls of Nauru are considered to be
- among the most beautiful in the South Pacific
- A South Sea King and his loyal subjects. Before Nauru became under white rule,
- they were governed by the King who made the laws which were enforced by their own chiefs.
- In the photograph above, King Aweida is wearing the top hat.
Buada lagoon
Teachers and pupils of a missionary native school
- This electric tram line was used to haul phosphate to the piers
- where it is placed into the surf-boats to be carried to the cargo vessels.
