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The unusual life of the natives of the archipelago it. Photo

Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. ФотоThey are interesting people.

23-year-old canadian photographer Joey Lawrence (Joey Lawrence) is considered a consummate master Hyper realistic photography. His clients include Warner Brothers Records, Forbes, Kawasaki, Arena Magazine, NBC. In search of adventure and good shots Lawrence recently visited Indonesia, met with the indigenous people of Mentawai archipelago — mentalitate. They differ from the majority of the peoples of Indonesia most archaic social organization and family relations.

The most important decoration of every mentalize over 20 years of age — tattoo. The complexity of the picture it is no different. Its peculiarity is that the patterns cover all of the human body from face to feet. In women, the pattern starts at the nose, goes down the neck. The artist covers the shoulders parallel lines, then collects them into a bundle and leads to the chest. Then of concentric circles, like a thread out of the tangle, the line running to the belly, hips and flock to the ankles. The paint is made from sugar cane juice, mixed with coloring substances derived from the roots of several plants. Mentality applied tattoos on their body throughout life.

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Mentality believe in nature spirits and worship two deities — Teteu (“the old man, calling the earthquake”) and Batukaru (God of war).

Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото
Необычный быт аборигенов архипелага Ментавай. Фото

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