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Oceanic - The Bajau, living off the sea

97 images Created 2 Dec 2014

The oceanic diet.

The Bajau of Malaysia fish and dive for almost everything they eat.
Some live in houses on the beach or on stilts; others have no homes but their boats.
This is part of a global story shot for National Geographic and titled "The Evolution of Diet", on self-sufficient communities, their lifestyle and food habits.

Story here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5QURxhdJSE
And here with text @Matthieu Paley : https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2014/10/29/we-are-what-we-eat-diving-for-dinner-with-the-sea-gypsies/
And here : https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/evolution-of-diet/
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  • Her face dusted in bedak sejuk, a cooling powder made of rice and pandan leaves, Alpaida paddles out to visit friends in stilt houses. The teen and her family belong to the tribal group known as the Sea Bajau because they live year-round on their lepa-lepas, handmade houseboats.
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  • A young boy sleeps near a pot of abalone  that is being prepared for lunch.
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  • Catching octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe.
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  • Inda Mulla's relatives living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat. Keeping a bird as a pet on her boat.
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  • Dido fishing for coral fish and shells off Mantabuan island.
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  • A family cooking diner of coral fish, over a fire. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Looking underwater for octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Catching octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe.
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  • Bajau live a seaborne lifestyle, getting their food from the ocean. They are sometimes referred to as "Sea Gypsies”. They often live in bamboo stilt house settlement that can only be reached by boat.
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  • Fishing and hunting coral fish with Dido, from his dug-out canoe. Off Mantabuan island.
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  • Fishing and hunting coral fish with Dido, from his dug-out canoe. Off Mantabuan island.
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  • Fishing and hunting coral fish with Dido, from his dug-out canoe. Off Mantabuan island.
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  • A fisherman's catch after a morning fishing. In and around the stilt house settlement off Bodgaya island.
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  • Fishing and hunting coral fish with Dido, from his dug-out canoe. Off Mantabuan island.
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  • Cooking over fire. Evening around bamboo stilt houses off Bodgaya island.
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  • A family cooking diner of coral fish, over a fire. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Tuna for lunch. Stilt houses off Boheydulang island.
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  • Marita's home. Bamboo stilt houses off Maiga Island.
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  • Fishing from inside the bamboo stilt house of Robeldati, off Boheydulang island.
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  • Coral fish for lunch. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Kids helping eachother. Tobel's home, . In and around the stilt house settlement off Bodgaya island.
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  • Bamboo stilt house settlement off Bodgaya island.
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  • Inda Mula, an old Bajau woman living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Inda Mulla's relatives living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat. Keeping a bird as a pet on her boat.
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  • A fisherman scares fish with a long pole, to bring them into a fish net. A group of fishermen fishing with a net off Selakan island.
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  • A group of fishermen fishing with a net off Selakan island.
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  • Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Bajau kids playing on swing attached to coconut tree on Mantabuan island.
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  • Dido. On Mantabuan island.
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  • Cooking a crab with red dots. On Mantabuan island.
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  • Looking underwater for octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Inda Mula collecting sea cucumbers from her Lepa. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Looking underwater for octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Catching octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Catching a stingray. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Old man named Sahad fishing off Bodgaya island.
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  • Fixing boat in heavy winds during a rainstorm. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.On Mantabuan island.
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  • Fishing from inside the bamboo stilt house of Robeldati, off Boheydulang island.
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  • Portrait of man named Rusli with rice powder on his face to protect himself from the sun when fishing. On Maiga island.
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  • Solpan returning to his stilt house on his duggout canoe after fishing early morning.
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  • Kids fishing coral fish on dug out canoes, near Bodgaya island.
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  • Dido fishing for coral fish and shells off Mantabuan island.
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  • Looking underwater for octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Old man named Sahad fishing off Bodgaya island.
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  • In and around the stilt house settlement off Bodgaya island.
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  • Inda Mula, an old Bajau woman living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Inda Mulla's relatives living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat. Keeping a bird as a pet on her boat.
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  • Inda Mulla's relatives living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat. Keeping a bird as a pet on her boat.
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  • At the he bamboo stilt house of Robeldati, off Boheydulang island.
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  • Kid sleeping on a fish net. Fishermen fishing with nets on duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Solpan, a fisherman, at dusk, off Bodgaya island.
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  • Looking underwater for octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Catching octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Coral fish for lunch. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Anita cooking seaweed for lunch. On Maiga island.
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  • Catch of the day, Octopus for diner at Selakan island.
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  • Lemon in a coconut, Solpan house.
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  • Bamboo stilt houses off Maiga Island.
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  • Bamboo stilt house settlement off Bodgaya island.
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  • Bamboo stilt house settlement off Bodgaya island.
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  • On Maiga island.
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  • A young boy catching fish on an outrigger canoe. On Maiga island.
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  • Kids looking for shells at low tide. On Mantabuan island.
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  • Fishing and hunting coral fish with Dido, from his dug-out canoe. Off Mantabuan island.
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  • Fishing and hunting coral fish with Dido, from his dug-out canoe. Off Mantabuan island.
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  • Giant clam. Man named Tobel fishing for coral fish, giant clams and scallops, off Boheydulang island.
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  • Giant clam. Man named Tobel fishing for coral fish, giant clams and scallops, off Boheydulang island.
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  • Man named Tobel fishing for coral fish, giant clams and scallops, off Boheydulang island.
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  • Bamboo stilt houses off Maiga Island.
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  • Marita's home. Bamboo stilt houses off Maiga Island.
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  • Coral fish. Fishing off Boheydulang island.
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  • Fried fish. On Mantabuan island.
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  • A teenage boy has diner in his bamboo stilt house. On Mantabuan island. On Mantabuan island.
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  • Catching octopus. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Catching a stingray. Fisherman named Tarumpit fishing with duggout canoe off Boheydulang island.
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  • Colorful orange corral fish, caught off Mantabuan island.
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  • Colorful orange corral fish, caught off Mantabuan island.
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  • On Mantabuan island. Dido with melon.
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  • Dido with cooked coral fish called "Ogus". On Mantabuan island.
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  • Dido cooking blue coral fish called "Ogus". On Mantabuan island.
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  • Fish with Lemongrass and shredded manioc. On Mantabuan island.
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  • Greens, squid, fish and mangoe. Diner at Selakan island.
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  • Cooking blue fish named Ogus. On Mantabuan island.
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  • A low tide, woman named Moti collecting urchins and extracting the meat of it. Off Mantabuan island.
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  • Inda Mulla's relatives living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Inda Mulla's relatives living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Bajau kids playing on swing attached to coconut tree on Mantabuan island.
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  • Cooking diner of coral fish, over a fire. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Alpaida, Asmania and sisters. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat. Off Maiga Island.
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  • Alpaida. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat.
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  • Alpaida visiting stilt houses. Bajau family living all year round on a Lepa, a traditional houseboat. Off Maiga island.
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  • Old man named Sahad fishing with net and pole off Bodgaya island.
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  • Kids playing in the ocean during a rainstorm. On Mantabuan island.
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  • Kids playing in the ocean during a rainstorm. On Mantabuan island.
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  • Catch of the day, Octopus for diner at Selakan island.
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  • Dried squid. Off Bodgaya island.
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  • Dried grouper. Off Bodgaya island.
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