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Palauan hut at night

Angelo Chiacchio 2018

Ephemera documentary
Paris

The bai is the most representative building of Palau, a small island country in the western Pacific Ocean. This meeting house is built from the finest hardwoods and features ornate carvings that depict island legends. Before modern times, a village’s daily life centered around its bai .

Learn more about life in Palau .

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