The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific (1983)
Title
The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific (1983)
Subject
Pacific Islanders
Ethnosociology
Navigation--Polynesia
URL
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Description
Content description from Worldcat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/navigators-pathfinders-of-the-pacific/oclc/1066148782):
Follows archaeologists as they seek clues to the origins and achievements of ancient Polynesian seafarers. Shows the excavation of a powerful voyaging canoe on the Tahitian island of Huahine, early sailing routes in Fiji, and traces of Hawaii's first settlers on Molokai.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. Page from Under Cover magazine with piece cut out. Handwritten notes: Missed opening but don't know why it is so short. Doubt whether missed more than 2 or 3 minutes.
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Follows archaeologists as they seek clues to the origins and achievements of ancient Polynesian seafarers. Shows the excavation of a powerful voyaging canoe on the Tahitian island of Huahine, early sailing routes in Fiji, and traces of Hawaii's first settlers on Molokai.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. Page from Under Cover magazine with piece cut out. Handwritten notes: Missed opening but don't know why it is so short. Doubt whether missed more than 2 or 3 minutes.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Mau Piailug (himself)
Boyd Estus (director)
Sam Low (producer)
Boyd Estus (cinematographer)
Publisher
Pacific Resources Incorporated
Date
1981 September 1 (released)
1984 September 9 (recorded)
Citation
“The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific (1983),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/449.