Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Reef fisherman with fish speared at night. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Turtles (Testudines) a favourite Micronesian food, winched aboard boat. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Two boys in outrigger canoe on fishing trip. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984..

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Two boys preparing outrigger canoe for fishing in Woleai lagoon. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Elderly man from Sorol Atoll with tattoos. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984.

Doug Perrine / Aerial view of Rock Islands, Palau, Western Caroline Is, Micronesia, West Pacific

Doug Perrine / Aerial view of Rock Island, Palau, Western Caroline Is, Micronesia, West Pacific

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Young Yapese dancers in traditional costume. The children are taught the movements and songs from a very early age, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Man sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / A popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. A long pointed paddle is held overboard in the wake of the canoe to act as a rudder.

Roberto Rinaldi / Man on a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. A long pointed paddle is held overboard in the wake of the canoe to act as a rudder.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men on a traditional outrigger canoe, the popow, Yap, Micronesia. The Popow is characterized by V shaped ends. They are designed so that the mast can be moved from one end to the other to reverse the...

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional dancers, Yap, Micronesia. The traditional dances and songs on Yap tell stories with complex movements.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men on a traditional outrigger canoe, the popow, Yap, Micronesia. The Popow is characterized by V shaped ends. They are designed so that the mast can be moved from one end to the other to reverse the...

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl in traditional dress preparing for the dancing at a feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl being dressed in traditional costume, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Pathway trough tropical vegetation on Yap Proper. Caroline Islands, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Man weaving a handmade Yap style bag, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Beach close to Colonia on Yap Proper, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Detail of the construction of the traditional outrigger canoes, Popows, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Girls being dressed up for a traditional feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Beach close to Colonia on Yap Proper, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional dancers in costume, Yap, Micronesia. The traditional dances and songs on Yap tell stories with complex movements.

Roberto Rinaldi / Handpainting the face of a statute, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl in traditional dress, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Dancer wearing traditional dress, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap. The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, and is used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can be moved...

Roberto Rinaldi / A young Yapese dancer dressed in traditional costume hiding behind a big "rai" (the round stone money that still has value), Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Detail of how the traditional outrigger canoes, Popows, were constructed, Yap, Micronesia

Julian Hume / Illustration of extinct rails. Clockwise from top right: Laysan rail (Porzana palmeri) - extinct 1945,Laysan Island,Hawaii; Jamaican wood rail (Eulabeornis concolor concolor) - extinct 1888,Jamaica,We...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Weaving flowers, for hair and neck decoration, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Dancers in traditional costume, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Young boy wearing palm leaf headdress and decorations for traditional feast, with young girl behind, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese dancers in traditional dress. The dances and songs on Yap are story telling with complex moves, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Making of a handmade real flower head-dress, Yap, Micronesia. ^^^It is the custom to greet guests arriving in the airport with a gift of a flower head-dress.

Roberto Rinaldi / Young dancers in traditional dress, Yap, Micronesia. The children are taught the movements and songs from very early age in school, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl in traditional dress during a local feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / The stone money of Yap (rai) has no legal tender on the international currency market but they are still used as legal tender on the islands. The value varies but not according to size as one would be...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men poling a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia, with one man in the water. ^^^It is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so...

Roberto Rinaldi / A statue to honour the Mipsil that used to live in this men's house (faluw). Yap, Micronesia. ^^^It was a Mispils solemn duty to attend to all needs of the men of the mens house in which she resided.

Roberto Rinaldi / Ribbons on the arms of traditional dancers, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / The stone money of Yap (Rai), Micronesia. ^^^It has no legal tender on the international currency market but they are still used as legal tender on the islands.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can be...

Roberto Rinaldi / A young Yapese girl in traditional dress, Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The children are taught the movements and songs from a very early age.

Roberto Rinaldi / Girls being dressed up for a traditional feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl in traditional dress for a local feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Old woman walking in front of a typical house wearing the traditional grass skirt for a local festival, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Beach close to Colonia on Yap Proper, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Man weaving a Yap style bag, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Beach close to Colonia on Yap Proper, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional dancers in costume, Yap, Micronesia. The traditional dances and songs on Yap tell stories with complex movements.

Roberto Rinaldi / The stone money of Yap (Rai) has no legal tender on the international currency market but they are still used as legal tender on the islands. The value varies but not according to size as one would be...

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional dancers in costume, Yap, Micronesia. The traditional dances and songs on Yap tell stories with complex movements.

Roberto Rinaldi / A man with stone money called Rai. Yap, Micronesia. ^^^It has no legal tender on the international currency market but they are still used as legal tender on the islands.

Roberto Rinaldi / The stone money of Yap (Rai) has no legal tender on the international currency market but they are still used as legal tender on the islands. The value varies but not according to size as one would be...

Roberto Rinaldi / Old lady dressed in traditional costume having her make-up done for a feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / A statue to honour the Mipsil that used to live in this men's house (faluw) beside some stone money (Rai). Yap, Micronesia. ^^^It was a Mispils solemn duty to attend to all needs of the men of the men...

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional Yap style house with stone money in front, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Man weaving a Yap style bag, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapeese girls dressing for the dancing at a local feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Man holding woven leaves in preparation for a traditional feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional dancers in costume, Yap, Micronesia. The traditional dances and songs on Yap tell stories with complex movements.

Roberto Rinaldi / Young boy wearing a traditional flower headdress. Yap, Micronesia.