Young women and men perform two dances from Boigu Island, just south of Papua New Guinea in the north-western Torres Strait Islands during a night performance to celebrate Mabo Day in Cairns. The men use small sailing boats as dancing props and the dancers are sprayed with baby powder (!) as a sign of appreciation. Towards the end women seem to mock them when they are dancing, but this is also a sign of appreciation for the performance!
Video by Ludo Kuipers, Tue Jun 03, 2003
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