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Heritage - Festivals and Performances
12020-04-30T18:05:30-04:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f353Local festivals and eisa dancingstructured_gallery2021-03-04T12:13:27-05:0026.668002, 128.108012Dustin WrightKandra Polatis4decfc04157f6073c75cc53dcab9d25e87c02133The Limits of Geolocating the PhotographerPost-War Pre-Base Okinawan Landscapes
The following two images are of a dragon boat (haarii) race in Ogumi, along the northwest coast of Okinawan main island. According to George Kerr, these dragon boat races have historically often occurred in harbor waters and bays on the fifth of the fifth month.
12020-04-30T18:05:31-04:00Boat Race 22Image of annual boat race and ceremony in Ogimi.plain2020-06-08T15:07:30-04:0026.667934, 128.2The Gail Project1952-1953Dustin WrightCharles Eugene GailThe Gail Project; University of California, Santa CruzUsed with permission
12020-04-30T18:05:30-04:00Boat Race 11"Old ladies being carried to boats for the big boat race"plain2020-04-30T18:05:30-04:0026.667934, 128.108466The Gail Project1952-1953Dustin WrightCharles Eugene GailThe Gail Project; University of California, Santa CruzUsed with permission
12020-04-30T18:05:31-04:00Bon Odori (Festival 3)1"Bon Odori (Festival 3)"plain2020-04-30T18:05:31-04:00The Gail Project1952-1953Dustin WrightCharles Eugene GailThe Gail Project; University of California, Santa CruzUsed with permission
12020-04-30T18:05:31-04:00Bon Odori Festival 21"Bon Odori Festival 2"plain2020-04-30T18:05:31-04:00The Gail Project1952-1953Dustin WrightCharles Eugene GailThe Gail Project; University of California, Santa CruzUsed with permission
12020-04-30T18:05:31-04:00Bon Odori (Festival 1)1"Bon Odori Festival"plain2020-04-30T18:05:31-04:00The Gail Project1952-1953Dustin WrightCharles Eugene GailThe Gail Project; University of California, Santa CruzUsed with permission