Pacific Arts Festival again

I went over to the Festival Village at lunch again. This time there were improptu performances by different groups from Papau New Guinea in the center of the village. Unfortunately, my camera battery died so I just got a couple pictures.
Check out the guys with the black hats, those things are made out of human hair! I was disappointed about the camera battery issue since it would have been the best photo op of the week so far. The village was fun anyway. Some guys from Palau tried to teach me how to carve. We were all worn out and exhausted from running around so much that we didn't go to any performances in the evening. We could hear Rapa Nui and Taiwan from our house though. The stadium isn't very far away and the volume is loud!

Instead of taking a lunch break the next day, I took off early to enjoy the festival. The kids had been there for a while already, but they were happy to come back and do the rounds again. Going to the Festival Village with the kids is a very different experience. People are so willing to show them what they are doing, and let them experiment with instruments and carving tools.

The kids loved this huge stuffed and mounted coconut crab from Guam.

Taiwan was a special guest at this festival. Simon loved playing the drum that was as tall as he is.
This girl thought Simon was so cute! She couldn't speak much English, but we kept hearing "so cute, so cute" as she showed him things and helped the kids make their pan pipe.

And, of course, I can't leave off a picture of the nose flute. I don't even want to know what it's like to clean that instrument.

This Samoan guy is carving mortals and pestels. Simon had to be torn away. Everett was too busy playing the new pan pipe to care about anything else for the rest of the day.

Ruth was very entertained outside Rapa Nui's fale.

New Zealand tattoo artists. The 2nd guy has amazing face tattoos. And I worry about getting a tattoo in a place that I could easily cover it if I wanted...

Simon with a half-way woven Autralian eel trap on his arm.

Hawaii.
Clif and Tim:
Ruth and some crazy palm frond weaving.

Tongan wood carver, with Simon still mesmerized by carving.