The Mentawai - Black & White Series

• Prize
• Photographer
  Tariq Zaidi, United Kingdom
• Website
  http://www.tariqzaidi.com

The Mentawai: hunter gatherers and shamans of the Siberut
rainforest and archipelago, they continue to practice one of the
earth’s most fascinating and best-preserved indigenous cultures.
These jungle dwellers, natural healers and educators are
characterised by their spirituality, body art and close relationship
to nature. Tragically though this ancient culture and the
sustainability it provides the indigenous Mentawai lifestyle are
perilously close to being lost forever.

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