Making a Grass Skirt - Part 2
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Wokim Purpur
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2014-07-09
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Dispela em wanpela video long tok ples Kamasau (Wand Tuan). Tripela video i autim we bilong wokim purpur, na dispela em i namba tu video. Em i soim pasim mekpas long lain, na putim yelopela kala long sampela mekpas.
The Kamasau language is spoken by about 900 people in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. This is the second in a series of 3 language documentation videos about the process of making a grass skirt. This includes taking the prepared leaf fibers and tying them onto the waist strap. How some of the fibers have been dyed yellow with natural dye is also explained.
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Draft (posted 'as is' without peer review)
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Papua New Guinea
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80557