Caption information for "Yap on the Map," a travel article by Robert W. Bone: (All photos copyrighted by Robert W. Bone.)

Bank.jpg:

Jesse Faimaw, tells the story of stone money arranged in an ancient "bank" on the island of Yap. Four languages are spoken in the state, but English is common to all.

Canoekid.jpg:

Youngsters traverse mangrove canals on Yap with homemade canoes, fashioned from corrugated metal. (See also moneykid.jpg below.)

Coconut.jpg:

Yapese youngsters make quick work of opening and enjoying a coconut.

Dance1.jpg:

An evening performance of traditional dance on Yap.

Dance2.jpg:

Traditional Yap dancing involves lots of shouting and clashing of bamboo sticks.

Harbor.jpg:

Chamorro Harbor, near Colonia, on the island of Yap.

Hosp.jpg:

The hospital of Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia.

junior.jpg

Junior Rulmal, operations manager of the only hotel on Ulithi, one of the outer islands of Yap state.

Kidcoco.jpg

Children in traditional costume offer coconut milk to visitors in Kaday, a typical Yapese village.

Kids.jpg:

Youngsters pose beside - and inside - a large piece of stone money on Yap.

License.jpg:

License plates proclaim Yap s the "Island of Stone Money."

Maggie.jpg:

Fruit bats are common on Yap. This Yap bat, named Maggie, is a tame resident of the Pathways hotel, and playfully bites the hand that feeds her.

Map.jpg:

Where is Yap? This youngster knows and points out home on a map painted on the side of a school building.

Mens.jpg

Every Yapese village for a thousand years has had a men's house, a sort of social club for the male members of the community. This one, painted blue, is on the outer island of Ulithi.

Moneykid.jpg:

Not all stone money is kept in stone banks. This one is on the bank of a mangrove canal. Children in the distance play in homemade canoes.

Offer.jpg:

A youngster offers papaya hors d'ouvres in a typical Yap village.

Okeefes.jpg:

Locals and visitors enjoy a bar on the site of the trading post established by "His Majesty" David O'Keefe, in the nineteenth century. O'Keefe can be seen in the portrait on the wall behind.

Phone.jpg:

A resident of Ulithi,, an island in Yap State, stays in communication with a two-way radio. There are no telephones on Ulithi, except an occasional satellite telephone.

Pma.jpg:

The symbol of Pacific Missionary Aviation, a non-profit passenger and freight service serving the islands of Yap. The plane takes 45 minutes between Yap Proper and Ulithi.

Pose1.jpg:

Two Yapese dancers pose beside a large piece of stone money.

Pose2.jpg:

Two Yapese dancers pose beside a large piece of stone money.

Room.jpg:

A comfortable hotel room in the Trader's Ridge Resort on the island of Yap.

Snorkel.jpg:

Snorkeler looking at fish and coral in waters just off the island of Yap. Even snorkelers occasionally enjoy a visit from a group of manta rays.

Steps.jpg:

A traveler from New York sits on steps that were once part of the island home of David O'Keefe, the American who dominated the economy of Yap in the late nineteenth century.

Teach.jpg:

Yap dancers conduct brief classes for tourists on their traditional dance methods.

Traders.jpg:

The Traders Ridge Resort, one of the hotels on the island of Yap.

Weaving.jpg:

Prior to a performance, young women weave portions of their costume to be worn during the dance.