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On the hunt with the last nomadic Penan

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En voyage with the spirited Bajau seafarers

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New Book Release – Gestrandet im Paradies (D)

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Ghost Month in Taiwan & the sacrificial gifts

Posted on 8. September 202019. July 2023 by Claudio Sieber
Ghost Month celebration in Keelung Taiwan
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Tabu is Life! Status quo of shell money in Papua New Guinea

Posted on 10. December 201819. July 2023 by Claudio Sieber
Tabu shell money of the Tolai society in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Sepik – Source of Life (Visual Story)

Posted on 3. December 201819. July 2023 by Claudio Sieber
The mighty Sepik river in Papua New Guinea and its residents
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Sepik – Source of Life (uncut)

Posted on 2. December 201816. May 2021 by Claudio Sieber
The mighty Sepik river in Papua New Guinea and its residents
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MassKara Festival in Bacolod – Masking for Sugar’s sake

Posted on 2. November 201816. May 2021 by Claudio Sieber
Masskara Festival in Bacolod, Negros Oriental, Philippines
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Lamafa – Hunting the ancestor’s gift

Posted on 18. May 201819. May 2021 by Claudio Sieber
Lamafa - The world's last traditional whale hunters
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Poy Sang Long – Princes to Novices

Posted on 9. April 201823. May 2021 by Claudio Sieber
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