How ritual chants honor the divine in Polynesian culture
In short: This video captures the formal opening ceremonies for The Met's exhibition, Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia. It features indigenous guests performing ritual protocols and sacred chants to welcome the country and honor the gods.
The exhibition, held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from November 19, 2018, to October 27, 2019, explores the intersection of nature and divinity. The footage showcases specific honorific chants for Hawai'ian gods, which were recorded on June 11, 2018. Polynesian community members, such as Shane Weeks, Marques Mazran, and Michael Keoni DeFranco, participate in these rituals. B. Kainoa Embernate, Ataraiti Waretini, and Joy Winitana Fenikowski uphold cultural protocols via oral traditions.
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