The way of the sea turtle
El camino de la tortuga del mar
Object Details
| Subject Language | Kuna, San Blas |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119499 |
| Title [Indigenous] | Yauk ikar |
| Language of Indigenous Title | cuk |
| Title | The way of the sea turtle |
| Language Community | |
| Country(ies) | Panama |
| Place Created | Mulatuppu, Kuna Yala |
| Date Created | 1979-03 |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | The performance of The Way of the Sea Turtle, like other chants that the Kuna call "play ways," as well as serious magical and curing chants, is one of the many activities that occur during young girls’ puberty rites and festivities. |
| Genres | Chant |
| Source Note | |
| References | |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Tiowilikinya (Speaker) Sherzer, Joel (Researcher) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
There are 2 objects in this resource| Object | File Types | Access Level |
|---|---|---|
| CUK008R010I001.mp3 | audio/mp3 | 1 |
| CUK008R010I001.wav | 1 |
