An example of the kind of condescension I find annoying. It was the boat itself that travelled just beneath the water, which would make the sorcerer on it look as if he were skimming across the water like a bird. Ill quote the exhibit signage: Iatmul Canoe Model, c. 1980. Crocodile canoes or waivara were used by bands of sorcerers to pass magically up and down the river, traveling just beneath the water, like a crocodile. The Iatmul people are from Papua New Guinea, and maybe the sorcerers think they travel beneath the surface, or maybe try to convince others that they do so, but the signage says they actually do so. Hmmm. Anyway, its a nice piece of sculpture. from indigenousboats.blogspot/search/label/reed%20boat
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:27:39 +0000
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