Sandroing Atlas UNESCO Field Report
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Data Collection 2024 Season

Recording Practices Across the Archipelago

A census of active sandroing masters, recorded motifs, and community transmission rates across the central and northern islands of Vanuatu.

Active Masters 47 +3 from prior season
Motifs Catalogued 1,284 +142 this year
Language Groups 68 of 80 known communities
Transmission Rate 72% youth participation

Motifs Recorded by Island

Cumulative count per recording site
0 100 200 300 400 Efate Ambrym Malekula Pentecost Espiritu Ambae Banks Torba Epi Tanna

Community Participation

Youth engagement by island
Island Rate Trend
Espiritu Santo 84%
Ambrym 79%
Malekula 76%
Pentecost 71%
Epi 68%
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