Title

Dancing at a 'sevusevu' ceremony

Caption

Fiji, Dancing at a 'sevusevu' ceremonyTwo Fijian men perform a dance with fans at a traditional 'sevusevu' welcoming ceremony. They wear ceremonial costume including dramatic face paint, skirts made from strips of fabric and leis made from leaves. Behind them is a traditional wooden ‘tanoa’ (bowl), which is used during the ceremony to mix an infusion of water and powdered kava root (Piper methysticum). Caption reads: Preparing for the Yanqona ceremony, 1965. 2005/010/1/14/47.

Date

Feb 01, 1965

Credit line

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Reference

UMG20A05_108

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,3Mb (3,7Mb) / 15,6in x 12,3in / 4682 x 3677 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fiji Dancing at a 'sevusevu' ceremonyTwo Fijian men perform a dance with fans at a traditional 'sevusevu' welcoming ceremony They wear ceremonial costume including dramatic face paint skirts made from strips of fabric and leis made from leaves Behind them is a traditional wooden ‘tanoa’ (bowl) which is used during the ceremony to mix an infusion of water and powdered kava root (Piper methysticum) Caption reads: Preparing for the Yanqona ceremony 1965