A short distance north of Australia, in the islands of Papua New Guinea where four million people make their home, many of the 100 tribes live only a few years removed from the stone age. The lack of Christian conversions is especially evident on the eastern highlands, where one small church barely exists after 35 years of missions work.
Many natives there continue to worship animals, if anything.
It's a place where Wuzarambyan women make skirts and capes out of tree bark by chewing and beating it thin with a rock. Even small children carry knives to help strip the trees for clothing materials. They also cut grass to frequently replace their skirts, since clothing is worn until it rots off the body. Natives slice sugar cane into thin pieces to weave as wall mats for homes. They recycle newspapers to roll tobacco cigarettes, which they smoke while gambling among friends.