Saturday, November 9, 1963
Kaiko today! It is the culmination of the Tsembaga clan ritual cycle that started almost two decades ago. Guests from other clans are pouring into the tiny hamlet of Dikai and moving up onto the singsing ground above Roy and Ann Rappaport's house, where we spent the night. We all go out early in the day to record with notes, photographs and 16 mm. film as much as we can of this important occasion.
The dance ground, cleared and leveled from the side of a steep hill, is filled with visitors from allied clans. I keep to the edges, as do the small boys - trying to see as much as possible while keeping out of the way.
Once the massed dancing and drumming begins, I switch to color film.
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Color photos wd be amazing. Are they posted somewhere? Def want to see the regalia in all its glory.
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