Location: | Palau |
Subject: | Dance |
Length: | 47 minutes |
Format: | 1/2-inch VHS |
Hue: | Color |
Year Released: | 1993 |
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Library Code: | UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 10880, 10879 |
Description: | A documentary on the chant dance tradition of Palau, an island nation in Micronesia. This film chronicles the process of traditional dance: instruction by village elders, harvesting the cheremall (a type of hibiscus), making the bark skirts that the dancers wear, preparing the reng (coconut and turmeric oils that are applied to the dancer's body), making ornaments from plant materials, and performing. |
Record No: | 165 |
Resources: | Distributors's List |
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