A CLOSER LOOK at the CHI WARA headdress
Can you find which chi wara has the rays of the sun on its back?
The one on the right has three rows of triangles that look like the
rays of the sun. The farmers use this headdress to celebrate the role of
the sun in producing a good harvest.
The
costume that the
performer wears is made of long strands of dried grass. If the triangular
pattern means the sun, what might the many strands of grass look like?
(Hint: What else do plants need besides the sun?)
The long strands of grass look like the many drops of
RAIN.
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