The Mentawai Forest Guards

Photo by Zulfikar Efendi

Taken in Indonesia

Sikerei (Shaman/Mentawai Doctor) is taking medicinal materials in Mentawai forest. For them, forests are a source of life that must be maintained. All their needs are available in the forest. If the forests are looted, the same thing will plunder the lives of the Mentawai people. Loc. Hutan Desa Muara Siberut, Kecamatan Siberut Selatan, Mentawai.