New show to watch
I've been watching "Tribal Life" on the travel channel. It is about the Bunlap tribe on Pentecost island of the Vanuatu Islands. It is different than National Geographic shows that take an anthopomorphological view of indigenous peoples. This is more like a "The Real World" style documentary, but with out the phoniness of The Real World. The show demonstrates how so called natives can coexist with modern life, and retain old customs. I was surprised at how intelligent the tribesmen are. It is another reminder that people are really not all that different from one another, even our predecessors.
Definitely a show to TIVO
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We were very interested about the dress of the Bunlap. We too have been watching the Travel Channel and saw a marathon about the Bunlap. We were wondering if you have been able to find out anymore information about their traditional dress, especially the loin cloth that a man would wear.
I think they mentioned it in one of the episodes, where Chief Warisol was preparing for an increase in rank ceremony. One of the things he had to do was make a new sheath. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallocrypt
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