3401 x 5120 px | 28,8 x 43,3 cm | 11,3 x 17,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2007
Ort:
yap island
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Yap is an island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, the westernmost state of the Federated States of Micronesia. The "island" of Yap actually consists of four continental islands (hence the alternative name of the Yap Islands). The four are very close together and joined within a common coral reef and entirely formed from an uplift of the Eurasian plate. Without a written language Yapese recorded their history through dance and stories Children start at an early age to learn the stories and the dances Men s houses were used for village meetings and as shelter for visitors from other islands. Men s houses were used for village meetings and as shelter for visitors from other islands
