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Chants from Satawal and Woleai Atolls
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This selection is about the history of navigation between Satawal and Woleai atolls. It shows how difficult it is to navigate between islands and how some people went missing during expeditions. It also features the history of traditional chants composed for log pulling. These were sung when native Yapese pulled big logs to build a canoe or traditional Yapese houses.

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Pwoan (Traditional Log Pulling Chant)

Country : Federated States of Micronesia

0:42:56

Paniuw (Navigation)

Country : Federated States of Micronesia

0:44:00


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