Torres Strait Islander "Kab Kar" Dance

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After a song by women beating snake-skin drums, boys from Djarragun College, a school for indigenous students near Cairns, Far North Queensland, perform the traditional "Kab Kar" dances from Murray Island in the Torres Strait depicting daily life in the islands: Peba weli (a song about a bird) and Marrka Ipi (Tag tag), spirit dance. They dance in pairs, wearing the feather "dhari" headdress.

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  • English Subtitles:No
  • Genre:Traditional Dance
  • Year Completed:2010
  • Editor:Ludo Kuipers
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