Ekasup Cultural Village

Warrior protecting his village

The welcome

We visited Ekasup Cultural Village, which was great.  When you arrive you walk through the forest to the village but hidden in the trees were villagers baring weapons and trying to threaten us which gave the kids a thrill.

The village chief then welcomed us in, after which our guide talked us through the culture and customs of traditional Melanesian life. We were shown how they weave, hunt, fish, make medicine and then we sampled some fire cooked foods.

Making a chicken trap with coconut scraps

None of the spiders are poisonous, in fact they are very useful as the guide said 'a toy with no batteries' for the
kids and its webs are used to make garfish nets.

Weaving demonstration

Trying the cooked root veg and banana on banana leaf plates

The village band - water filled bottles, tea chest with string as a substitute for a double bass!