Tepuke Mausonga mai Tangamata (Leprosy) 1933 (templeton crocker Expedition). The only known case on Bellona. July 2nd 1933 he died from this disease.

The first Europeans were met with skepticism by the Bellonese (Macgregor 1943).

Bellona 1933 - Photo by Gordon McGregor

Mu’aabaka. Women’s dance.
Templeton Crocker Expedition 1933.

Mu’aabaka. Women’s dance.
Templeton Crocker Expedition 1933.

Women in the shade of coral cave on the shore with a decoy dove and hand-woven basket for food.
Photographed in 1933 by Gordon Macgregor (1902-84).