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The Bena Bena equivalent of sword swallowing was kanda (cane) swallowing and this man, Gora-Gora, was a local identity and expert in the art. This photograph shows the length of the cane he swallowed. Photographed during the 1939 Mairifutoika Patrol (Chimbu area). Photograph: Ian Skinner. Courtesy The Skinner Family

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