ON THE BRINK OF 
EXTINCTION: PALAWAN 
THE FINAL FILIPINO FRONTIER

 

 
        
"PALAWAN: ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION" DRAWS UPON A COMPLETE RESOURCE OF FIELD COLLECTED ARTIFACTS FROM THE ISLAND OF PALAWAN! FROM WITHIN AN ARCHIPELAGO OF MORE THAN 7000 ISLANDS, THIS CROSS SECTION OF MATERIAL FEATURES THE BATAK, TANBANUA, AND PALAWAN TRIBES. THE SHOW'S RITUAL STATUARY AND BODY ADORNMENT COMPRISE THE BEST POSSIBLE REPRESENTATION FOR THESE VANISHING TRIBES. THE ETHNOGRAPHIC IMPLEMENTS AND REGALIA DEPICT DAILY LIFE, AS WELL AS, SPECIALCEREMONIAL
EVENTS FROM THESE DWINDLING ISOLATED TRIBAL
GROUPS. AN EXTENSIVE VARIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHS,
VIDEO, AND AUDIO TAPE DOCUMENTARY SUPPORT
MATERIALS IS INCLUDED, WHICH FOCUS ON VILLAGE LIFESTYLE. THIS EXTRAORDINARY COMBINATION OF
VINTAGE ARTIFACTS, AND WELL DOCUMENTED FIELD COLLECTED SUPPORT MATERIALS, CREATES A
BELIEVABLE ATMOSPHERE, WHERE THE
VIEWER SEEMS TO ACTUALLY
PARTICIPATE IN TRIBAL
VILLAGE LIFE.
 
 
 
 

    82 ARTIFACTS 
  16 CATEGORIES INCLUDING; RITUAL STATUES, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, BAMBOO DART  QUIVERS, FEMALE TRIBAL STATUS SYMBOLS AND BEADED SEA SHELL JEWLERY!
 
 
 
 

    SUPPORT MATERIALS: 

    20 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PALAWAN TRIBE
    1 VIDEO TAPE: "PALAWAN: THE FINAL FILIPINO FRONTIER"
28 MINUTE TELEVISION PROGRAM
4 HOURS OF AUDIO FIELD
RECORDED INTERVIEWS
OF THE TRIBES
 
 
 
 

      TOTAL NUMBER OF WORKS: 104
   DISPLAY DIMENSIONS: VARIABLE
     SQUARE FEET: 1000-1200  
   RENTAL FEE: $8750.

 
 
 
 
 


"ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION:
PALAWAN THE FINAL FILIPINO FRONTIER"

 

 

 

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