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King Island Dances (S-057)
About this film
Contents : Eight dances presented by Inupiat performers from King Island, Alaska. Choyuk (drum) is made from walrus stomach with driftwood frame; stick made of hickory. Performers: Teresa Penatac, Charlie Penatac, Sarah Koyuk, Joachim Koyuk, and Charlie Tigmeac. Recorded by Robert Garfias at the Columns on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. S-057a (0:00). Welcome dance. S-057b (1:17). Kayak dance. S-057c (2:20). Walrus dance (Joachim Koyuk). S-057d (3:18). Snow dance (Teresa Penatac and Sarah Koyuk). S-057e (4:30). Drum and chanting. S-057f (5:44). Good-Evil spirit dance (Joachim Koyuk). S-057g (6:41). Wolf dance, take 1. S-057h (7:52). Wolf dance, take 2. S-057i (8:50). Fun dance. The University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives’ Garfias Film Collection contains recordings of ethnographic music and dance performances made by ethnomusicologist Robert Garfias during the 1960s and 70s. Garfias’s films, digitized in partnership with the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, include materials from Korea and the Philippines, as well as recordings of international artists made locally in Seattle, Washington.
Directors & creators
Garfias, Robert
Subjects
Inupiat, music, dance, King Island, Alaska, Robert Garfias, Seattle, University of Washington, University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives, film
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