Hula Pahu, Hawaiian Drum Dances, Volume II: The Pahu, Sounds of Power Language neighborhood

neighborhood

renowned Bishop Museum anthropologist

the so-called “canoe plants” brought to the islands by the first settlers over a millenium and a half ago and embraced by those ancient Hawaiians as essential physical and spiritual components of their daily lives

Each species account accompanying the photographs is divided into three parts

this limited edition tote bag is made of certified organic cotton

Hula Pahu, Hawaiian Drum Dances, Volume II: The Pahu, Sounds of Power Language neighborhoodBecause of its origins in legendary times, its religious connections, and its powerful sounds, the pahu is of singular importance in Hawaiian culture. In this thoroughly engrossing study, Elizabeth Tatar sets out to reconstruct the earliest vocabulary of Hawaiian chant and drumming. She surveys the evidence for the mythological origins of pahu, identifies similar sharkskin covered drums elsewhere in Polynesia, and discusses the physical attributes of