More teeth! The small shells she has several strands of are tabu shells. They are still legal tender in East New Britain. They are strung on a length of rattan 5mm apart (didn't know they were metric long before us!) and are measured in fathoms! They generally come in 1/4, 1/2 and 1 fathom lengths, the latter worth 4 kina.
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Hope this isn't a hopelessly politically incorrect observation but several of the girls from Central Province have faces that look somewhat Asian.
I can't get over their enthusiasm for both Independence Day and their home customs and dress.
The lowlanders certainly do look different to the Highlanders. It is a fair observation, these physical characteristics seem common in those from the south east of POM.