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Youngest dance category.
(They're so cute, I couldn't resist taking lots of pictures!) The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells.
The competitors must explain what the outfit is made of, how it is made and the significance of the outfit in Rapanui. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells.
Competitor Tavake displays her feather outfit after explaining it to the audience. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells.
It is amazing the creativity that goes into these designs! The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells.
The competitor must explain every part of the outfit, from headress to skirt. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells. A small group of Maori from Aotearoa are present for the festival this year. They make a presentation during the event. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells.
The competitor displaying her skirt made of shells. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells.
The competitors must explain what the outfit is made of, how it is made and the significance of the outfit in Rapanui. The competitors for Queen must introduce 4 different traditional outfits througout the night - mahute (fiber of a certain plant), cacaca (bark of a banana tree), feathers & shells.
Here the removes her dressing in order to explain how the outfit is made and the significance of it. Older children dance competition. Older children dance competition.
Older children dance competition.
Tapati Festival - February 9, 2004
Youngest dance category.
(They're so cute, I couldn't resist taking lots of pictures!)
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