My friends /2004/in Mindoulou/ “We all went water gathering!!”They help out their mums, look after brothers, and also love getting into mischief!? All of them are my (Shikata’s) precious friends. (Photo: Shikata)
I love honey! /2005/ in Molongo/The thing which the boy has his mouth full of is his favorite -- honey. A mouthful of bees wax, yummy and happy! (Photo: Shikata)
Soon after his birth, several parts of his body were scratched to rub a medicine made of charcoal in. This is one of charms used in the Baka Pygmies community to pray for a baby’s healthy growth. By the way, this boy’s name is Hayashi. (Photo: Hayashi)
A Baka Pygmy boy (his name is “Sato,” named after by Prof. Sato). As he had a rash over his entire body, a medicine made of charcoal from bark was rubbed into his whole body. (Photo: Hayashi)
Children help their family very well. (Photo: Inai)
A Baka Pygmy boy, who is lifting up fish his father caught with a big smile. (Photo: Hattori)
A Baka boy who is writing letters on the blackboard and his teacher. (Photo: Kitanishi)
In the middle of finishing piling up the gathered peanuts in a circle and drying them in the field, during the season for gathering peanuts. A Bakwele boy is standing inside of the circle. (Photo: Oishi)
A Baka Pygmy girl, Ewawa and an amaryllidaceous flower called Apollo. (Photo: Oishi)