It can take hours to sharpen a knife used for carving. L1021083.jpg |
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An excellent Kapinga carver. L1021018.jpg |
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A card game on a Sunday afternoon in the men's carving house. L1020931.jpg |
Some of the great carvers in the Kapinga community. L1021108sm.jpg |
Preparing a new roof of local materials. IMG_9111.jpg |
A Hammerhead shark and Great White. L1020898.jpg |
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A game of checkers as played on the island. Shells and cigarette butts for markers. L1020821.jpg |
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Shark's tooth carved from ivory nut. IMG_9334.jpg |
The careful placement of shark's teeth into a carving. IMG_9327.jpg |
A finished turtle carving. IMG_9321.jpg |
A Kapinga carver, Edward, describing the shark that bit his left shoulder. L1020859.jpg |
Dolphin being carved and ivory nut on right. IMG_9366.jpg |
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Carving the Federated States of Micronesia seal. IMG_9121.jpg |
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Large carving are often cut in half and hollowed. L1017063.jpg |
Placing shark teeth into a carved shark. L1015522.jpg |
Finishing a artful carving of two dolphins. L1015487.jpg |
Main carving house. L1015471.jpg |
Tool chest. L1015441.jpg |
Using a piece from the bill of the marlin to burnish. L1015427.jpg |
A highly polished piece of marlin bill to do a final polish before waxing. L1015436.jpg |
With reading glasses he can now see the knots in the net he wanted to cut. L1015421.jpg |
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Resizing a watchband. IMG_7281.jpg |
Whale carving approximately 3 feet long. IMG_7261.jpg |
Examing a fine ivory nut carving. IMG_6353.jpg |
Close examination of the detail of an ivory nut carving. IMG_6356.jpg |
Some finished work of the Kapinga carvers. IMG_6359.jpg |
A large shark carving with real shark teeth. IMG_6363.jpg |
A game similar to checkers. IMG_6521.jpg |
Relaxing on a Sunday the one day most people do not work in the village. IMG_6519.jpg |
Winning. IMG_6368.jpg |
Being swung in hammock. L1012660.jpg |
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They were lacing flowers together. IMG_5177.jpg |
Linson Head working on a custom order. L1011372.jpg |
Shaping the base of beautiful carving of dolphins. IMG_5466.jpg |
Carving models of traditional sailing boats. L1011514.jpg |
Whale in the making. L1011504.jpg |
Shaping a turtle. IMG_4265.jpg |
Carving another turtle in the background. IMG_4312.jpg |
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A stylized Kapinga fish hook of hard wood that grows on the atolls. IMG_4199.jpg |
One of a number of shops where carving is done. IMG_4191.jpg |
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Edward carving a shark. IMG_4152.jpg |
Carving a shark. IMG_4143.jpg |
Linson Head working on a shark. IMG_4101.jpg |
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Sanding a carved shark. IMG_4070.jpg |
Carving a stylized Kapinga fish hook. IMG_4031.jpg |
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Carving a custom order. L1011372.jpg |
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Few people realize how much work goes into this artwork. IMG_4403.jpg |
Over one week of work. IMG_4409.jpg |
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All the materials are from local plants. IMG_4442.jpg |
Attempting to retrieve a breadfruit. IMG_4007.jpg |
Kapina grave yard. Often a great play area for the kids. L1011512.jpg |
Watching from a Kapinga grave yard. TIMG_4002.jpg |
Across the street a very adept breadfruit collector. IMG_4217.jpg |
Kapinga village. IMG_4283.jpg |