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Tam-Tam and Nina at Mele Bay, Efate

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This photo shows the size of the large tam-tams (vertical wooden slit drums) we saw throughout Vanuatu. In other South Pacific islands the traditional wooden slit drums are horizontal. The vertical drum enables a head (or heads) to be added, imparting more authority to "the sound of the Chief."