Canoes: "Kairiyewa" written on the side of kula canoe, carved and painted elements on prow and sides
- Collection
- Description
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Lakedadauya, owner of this canoe is seated in the background. He is a prominent magician in Wawela village. Wawela is one of the few villages on Kiriwina that has an unobstructed view of the eastern horizon. Lakedadauya keeps the Trobriand calendar, identifying the seasons by the pre-dawn rising of particular stars. His name identifies him as a voyager. La (his) keda (road) dauya (the channel between Kiriwina and Kitava Islands). The canoe name, Kaireyewa, contains the root 'yewa' for somersault or roll around. Kaireyewa probably translates as "the roller", rolling being something a canoe does in heavy seas.
- Creation Date
- 1976
- Photographers
- Location Of Originals
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Private collection of E. Hutchins, Sleeve 40, Slide 19
- Physical Description
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35mm color slide
- Note
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Development stamp on slide: May 76H6.
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- Language
- No linguistic content; Not applicable
- Rights Holders
- Hutchins, Dona
- Hutchins, Edwin
- Copyright
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Under copyright (US)
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- Last Modified
2021-11-17