| Location: | Yap, Micronesia |
| Subject: | Atoll life and culture |
| Length: | 10 minutes |
| Format: | 1/2-inch VHS |
| Hue: | Color |
| Year Released: | 1987 |
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| Director: | |
| Producer: | Smithsonian Institution |
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| Library Code: | UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 1469 |
| Description: | Shows the way of life of the people of Wolea and Ifaluk atolls in Yap, in regard to their relationship to the sea around them. Describes various techniques of fishing, the destruction wrought by tropical storms, typhoons, and tidal waves; the traditional use of magicians to control the forces of nature; and the use of outrigger canoes as a means of travel and communication. |
| Record No: | 1709 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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