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| Jif Pita Dan Senembe Chief of Tenmiel |
Jif John Willie Chief of Potorvov |
Jif Jimmysan Sanhambath Chief of Alpalak |
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| Jif Pita Dan Senembe Chief of Tenmiel |
Jif John Willie Chief of Potorvov |
Jif Jimmysan Sanhambath Chief of Alpalak |
Welkam long projek long Yalo mo Apialo long not-wes Malakula. Mifala i traem preservem bakagen ol kastom mo 'rok-art' we i stap long tufala hol blong ston (kev) long eria blong mifala. Mifala i hop se yu laekem hom pej ia.
Welcome to the Yalo and Apialo project, north-west Malekula. We are trying to preserve the custom (kastom) rock-art inside two caves in our area. We hope you like our home page.
Pita Dan, John Willie, Jimmysan
Yalo kev
Yalo cave
Project Introduction
The Vanuatu Rock-Art Conservation Training Project is an international collaborative project between local chiefs and villagers from the island of Malakula (Vanuatu), the Vanuatu Cultural Centre and university-trained specialists from Australia and America. Our aim is to document and to ensure the long-term preservation of cultural places in north-west Malakula. By working together, local people, Vanuatu Cultural Centre representatives and scientists aim to develop a management plan for the sites of Yalo, Apialo and related places. The need for such a plan emerged because of the sites' cultural importance, and their potential damage by earthquakes and other sources of deterioration.
The Project was initiated in 1998 by Meredith Wilson (Australian National University), Chief Pita Dan Senembe, Chief Jimmysan Sanhambath and Vanuatu Cultural Centre Director Ralph Regenvanu. During the first year a... . In 1999 this initial work was further developed by ... . The team ...Rock-art ...
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Apialo kev
Apialo cave
The Villages
Tenmiel, hom blong Jif Pita Dan mo John Willie Senembe
Tenmiel, home of Chief Pita Dan and John Willie Senembe
Alpalak Vilej, hom blong Jif Jimmysan Sanhambath
Alpalak Village, home of Chief Jimmysan Sanhambath
Night-time discussions at Alpalak Village
The Project Team
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Meredith Wilson Project Coordinator Australian National University |
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| Marcelin Abong Staff, Vanuatu Kaljoral Senta Port Vila |
Bruno David Archaeologist Monash University Australia |
Nicholas Hall Rock-Art Conservator Australian Heritage Commission |
Numa Fred Longga Curator Malakula Kaljoral Senta Lakatoro |
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| John Brayer Computer Scientist University New Mexico USA |
Henry Walt Archaeologist Consultant USA |
Graham Senembe Tenmiel Area Malakula
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Christophe Tarey NW Eria Secretary Malampa Province Malakula |
