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Vegetables eaten by Mentawai people
Cassava (Manihot utilissima) leaves and Fiddlehead ferns are the most essential vegetables for the Mentawai…
Freshwater fishing at Siberut Island
Depending on the location of the longhouse of a Mentawai family, fishing is conducted in…
Carbohydrate food sources of Mentawai
Three of the four most essential food plants for Mentawai people on Siberut Island in…
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Vedda flint & steel fire making
Village and Rock Veddas have used flint and steel to produce fires since the end of the 19th century. My…
Feral donkey trails leading to water
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, many draught animals were released in the wild…
Snakes on Siberut Island
Bites from venomous snake species appear to be the highest concern when walking in the Siberut forests. There are anecdotal…
Stingless bee honey collected by Hadza people
The Hadzabe people eagerly collect stingless bee honey all year long. They do this destructively by cutting open the hives…
Freshwater fishing at Siberut Island
Depending on the location of the longhouse of a Mentawai family, fishing is conducted in any permanent water structure large…
Bamboo rat for dinner
Bamboo rats are a common rodent in bamboo thickets in mountainous areas of northern Vietnam. Hmong tribal people in remote…
Vegetables eaten by Mentawai people
Cassava (Manihot utilissima) leaves and Fiddlehead ferns are the most essential vegetables for the Mentawai people living in the forests…
Shrimp pit traps on Sri Lanka’s east coast
Fish, crabs, and shrimp provide the livelihood of small-scale and artisanal fishermen on the east coast of Sri Lanka. Due…
Beach huts of Zanzibar
Traditionally, the beach huts of Zanzibar are often simple thatched structures made from coconut palm leaves, mangrove poles, and coral…
Determining cardinal points by trees
Determining cardinal points by trees in Southern African savannas (Southern Hemisphere) is a standard procedure. It is helpful in case…
Hadzabe footwear
Hadzabe people use footwear to protect their feet in their living areas. They need adequate foot protection against thorns, sharp…
Datoga spears
These spears have a long history but were replaced for hunting by bows and arrows in modern times. Nowadays, their…
White Ginger Lily for cleaning hands
White Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig) belongs to the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) botanical family. Mentawai people use the crushed stem…
White-spotted hermit crabs
While beachcombing in the lagoons of Zanzibar, we found a White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) housing itself in a Fusinus…
