A Tinguian Tale: Aponibolinayen and the Sun
Event number:
2925
Event date(s):
Start: 14 May 2015 12:00
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End: 15 May 2015 12:00
Description:
The Digital Co-Curation Team presents objects from the Philippines Anthropology collections for Members' Night 2015. Objects were chosen based upon the material items referred to in the traditional Tinguian folktale "Aponibolinayen and the Sun", as recorded by Mabel Cole. Artist Trisha Martin displayed illustrations of scenes from the folktale, using the Tinguian collections for reference of material culture, according to her perspective. The presentation also included a brief summary of the folktale's story.
Type of event:
Special Event