Hula Pahu, Hawaiian Drum Dances, Volume II: The Pahu, Sounds of Power Language Each species account accompanying the

Each species account accompanying the photographs is divided into three parts

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Hula Pahu, Hawaiian Drum Dances, Volume II: The Pahu, Sounds of Power Language Each species account accompanying theBecause of its origins in legendary times, its religious connections, and its powerful sounds, the pahu is of singular importance in Hawaiian culture. In this thoroughly engrossing study, Elizabeth Tatar sets out to reconstruct the earliest vocabulary of Hawaiian chant and drumming. She surveys the evidence for the mythological origins of pahu, identifies similar sharkskin covered drums elsewhere in Polynesia, and discusses the physical attributes of