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Asia » Indonesia » West Papua » Wamena
June 22nd 2011
Published: July 10th 2011
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An old man who was wearing just a hollowed out Penis Gourd and a few feathers caught my eye, said 'pagi' and stretched out his right arm in order to shake hands. I stopped and put my right hand in his hand. He smiled, I smiled and he shook my hand, moved his hand and thumb around in my hand and kept shaking, shaking and shaking. Five or ten minutes later I managed to disentangle my ha... Read Full Entry



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11th July 2011

Great pics, thanks :) I was there in 2007 and yes, those 5 minute handshakes can be a bit disconcerting at first!
11th September 2012

This is a place we would love to visit.
A fascinating world and culture.
20th June 2013
Baliem Valley

Great shot
Reading some of your blogs today. Great stuff. Wish you would publish on travel blog again. We miss your work.

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