Mako-mako Ai-matauwa (to cover one�s self with mud) Ai-fono-fono (the coming of a people from afar) is an ancient drama involving a gentle, light-skinned, tree-dwelling and tree-worshipping people who came to a violent end when they were invaded and massacred by a dark-skinned, sea-faring people. Another story behind this re-enactment tells of a warrior party of cannibals who came to hunt human flesh. Aware of their danger, the hunted people covered themselves in mud to appear as if spirits. Upon seeing this transformation, the killers were stopped in their tracks, until one of the younger �spirits� tripped while disappearing into the jungle, giving away the disguise.

    Natagera, Santa Ana, Solomon Islands