Walok : love and art in Baliem / photography by Stephane Sensey ; text by Edward Speirs

"Walok means love in one of the many Dani dialects. It is an appropriate title as through these pages we hope that the photographs and words will help foster a love and appreciation for the incredibly unique Dani people of Irian Jaya's Grand Balien Valley. What it highlights, ultimately, is that the world is immensely diverse; the way we dress, our customs, our beliefs and so on. The Dani people highlight this more than anyone. Ultimately, this book showcases the brilliant photographic works of Stephane Sensey. It mainly focuses on portraits of the people, as people are the soul of any society. Stephane has managed to capture the remarkably distinct character of Dani people, from their unique traditional dress to their intriguing rituals. The test that supports Stephane's work aims to explain who these people are, what their unique customs entail and why they are such an intriguing society. By no means can this book represent the Dani in their entirety, like any group of people they are complex -- words and images cannot properly represent the intricacies of any society"--Provided by publisher.