Sujet

A Fijian drummer with a 'lali'

Légende

Fiji, A Fijian drummer with a 'lali'A Fijian man wearing a 'sulu' (wraparound skirt) stands over a traditional 'lali' (drum), holding a bottle-shaped wooden drumstick in each hand. Caption reads: The Fijian 'Lali' - a wooden drum made from a log hollowed like a trough - was used in ancient times to call warriors to a feast or to battle. When beaten with wooden mallets may be heard for many miles. Today it is used to call worshippers to church or elders to a village meeting, 1965. 2005/010/1/14/60.

Date

01 févr. 1965

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A05_096

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,3Mo (3,2Mo) / 39,1cm x 30,4cm / 4614 x 3586 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fiji A Fijian drummer with a 'lali'A Fijian man wearing a 'sulu' (wraparound skirt) stands over a traditional 'lali' (drum) holding a bottle-shaped wooden drumstick in each hand Caption reads: The Fijian 'Lali' - a wooden drum made from a log hollowed like a trough - was used in ancient times to call warriors to a feast or to battle When beaten with wooden mallets may be heard for many miles Today it is used to call worshippers to church or elders to a village meeting 1965