Preparation of a traditional meal : bougna Bougna is a traditional feast dish of the Kanak people of New Caledonia, composed of yams and taros soaked with coconut juice, meat and wrapped in banana tree leaves. This word comes from the Drehu word "puhnya" meaning "bundle", "pack". Comment : Photograph taken during the Pacific conference of Churches assembly in Chepenehe, Lifou, from May 25th till June 7th, 1966. Use of document : In the foreground, bougna. Behind, we move ardent stones on which these dishs will cook.
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