A Manggarai women eating betel nut which causes reddening of the tongue and teeth, western Flores, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Box Containing Beetle Nuts, Melo Village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Manggarai women participating in Tetek Alu, the traditional bamboo pole jumping game, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Manggarai women participating in Tetek Alu, the traditional bamboo pole jumping game, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Manggarai men wearing traditional headdress wrapped with cloth using shields and bamboo whips in a caci, a ritual whip fight, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Manggarai man wearing a traditional headdress wrapped with cloth used in caci, a ritual whip fight, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Manggarai men wearing traditional headdress wrapped with cloth and wielding shields and bamboo whips before a caci, a ritual whip fight, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Manggarai women playing percussion instruments, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Manggarai woman wearing a traditional headdress, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Manggarai men performing a traditional dance with poles, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia