252246 Captain Paul Mazouer and Crewman Aboard His Boat, The Lily, New Hebrides, Vanuatu, 1919
Captain Paul Mazouer had helped transport the Johnsons around New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands & the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) in his ship "The Lily" on Martin + Osa's first expedition together in 1917.
Expedition Background:
In April, they left San Francisco for the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) via Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and New Caledonia. After checking in at Port Vila, the immediately returned to Vao. They organized an expedition and set sail for Tenmaru Bay on the island of Malekula with the intention of again filming the Big Nambas. After a successful visit, Martin and Osa left Chief Nihipat and his part of Malakula to photograph and film other tribes of the island.
Off the south coast of Malekula they visited the island of Toman where the heads of children were elongated through the use of tight bindings. From Toman they visited the island of Espiritu Santo before returning to Sydney, Australia, with 25,000 feet of film and 1,000 photographs.
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