Front:
ROYAL HULA-HULA DANCERS, HAWAII.
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AINA
IKA FOMO
MAU E EA O KA
The Royal Hula-hula dancing girls were a
feature of olden days in Hawaii. The Hula-
hula is acting out by gestures and movements
the ideas expressed by the songs which accom-
pany them. The time is marked by striking on
gourds or hokeo and in some instances these
dancers are in honor of the Gods or cheif as the
alaapa-apa. The professional hula dancers are
devotees of the Goddess Laka. The dancers are
generally women though children are some-
times engaged in the less objectionable dances
and men act as buffoons between the acts.
9 PUBLISHED BY HAWAII AND SOUTH SEAS CURIO CO., HONOLULU.
A-16965
and Island Possessions
Cuba, Canada and
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