Jean Pierre Dutilleux Photograph Collections:
The Tribes

“The tribes are like stars in the sky,
all look the same yet each is a unique,
small strand in the intricate and beautiful
tapestry that forms humanity."

Jean Pierre Dutilleux

This represents a partial collection of the photographs of Jean Pierre Dutilleux. They are dispayed here by 16 tribal regions and also include descriptions & images of some artifacts. Begin your tribal journeys ...

Agta (Philippines)
(At the Edge of the World)
The Agtas live in almost complete isolation, alternating between the jungle and the vast beaches on a remote island of the Philippines. See photos.

Asmat (New Guinea)
(The Fine Arts of War)
A former Dutch colony, Irian Jaya is in the western half of the island of New Guinea. It is the largest and most inhospitable province of Indonesia: former headhunters and cannibals, the Asmat remain the most talented woodcarvers of the tribal world. See photos.

Awa Guaja (Brazil)
(People Beyond Time)
In the heart of the dwindling Brazilian rainforest are vanishing people dependent on the jungle for what they need to live. See photos.

Hamer (Ethiopia)
(Guns and Cattle)
Pastoral nomads, the Hamer move with their cattle herds as the season change. The forests have long disappeared and the desert is expanding with every passing year. See photos.

Iawalapiti (Brazil)
(Tribal Heaven)
The Iawalapiti live in the Upper Xingu river region of the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. They share this land with a dozen other tribes, forming a sort of society of nations in which each tribe is distinguished by its different skills while sharing the same philosophy and way of life. See photos.

Kayapo (Brazil)
(Raoni, Keeper of the Rainforest)
Raoni, the supreme chief of the Kayapo tribe in the Amazon, shares his view of the world. Viewers witness a secret healing ritual and a rare initiation for young warriors. See photos.

Korowai (Irian-Jaya, Indonesia)
(The Last Cannibals)
Cannibalism is part of a system revolving around the Kakua, a clandestine witchdoctor obsessed with the taste of human flesh. See photos.

Masuane (Moluku Islands)
(Last Hunter Gatherers in the Spice Islands)
Isolated by the Indonesian government in the remote Spice Islands live the shamanistic tribes of the Masuane, known to possess mysterious magical powers. See photos.

Mikea (Madagascar)
(The Gentle People)
Most of the islanders even today still refuse to believe that the Mikea exist. Jean-Pierre meets with this elusive tribe which wishes to stay away from the outside world. See photos.

Mursi (Ethiopia)
(Where Beauty Comes from the Heart)
The Omo Valley is home to one of Africa's most fascinating tribes. Mursi women wear lip plates as a sign of wealth and beauty. See photos.

Poturu (Brazil)
(People of the Moon)
The last vestige of an astonishing tribe makes it home in the Amazonian rainforest. They take their name from the large wooden plug that pierces their bottom lip. See photos.

Sepik (Papua New Guinea)
(A Water World)
Unlike some of the other tribes from the jungle interior whose principal activity is the constant search for food, the tribes of the Sepic are blessed with an abundance of fish and wild sago palms. See photos.

Togutil (Moluku Islands)
(The Shaman of Almaheira)
On the island of Almaheira, Jean-Pierre and his crew meet with the Togutil tribe and their most powerful shaman, Kasian. See photos.

Toulambi (Papua New Guinea)
(Like Ghosts in the Forest)
Braving torrential rains in remote Papua, New Guinea, Jean-Pierre encounters the most isolated nomadic tribe in the world. See photos.

Una (Irian-Jaya, Indonesia)
(The Last Stone Axe Makers)
There is only one place on Earth where man still makes tools from polished stone: in New Guinea, the world's second largest island, found North of Australia. Until the 1960's, this region was entirely unknown to the rest of mankind. See photos.

Yali (Irian-Jaya, Indonesia)
(Heart of the First World)
The Lelanesian Yali live in the highlands of Western New Guinea, at the center of the Baiem Valley. They are Dani-speaking people. See photos.