Handmade in the Pacific
Handmade in the Pacific: Season 1

Air Date

September 10, 2018

Episodes

4 episodes

Handmade in the Pacific

Season 1

Episodes

1. Yidaki

September 10, 2018
29 min

In Arnhem Land, Northern Australia, a family works to create a 'yidaki' - an ancient and sacred Aboriginal instrument also known as a didgeridoo.

2. Taupoo

September 17, 2018
29 min

One of the last traditional weavers on the Polynesian island of Rurutu creates a ceremonial 'taupoo', a hat made from pandanus leaves.

3. Pou

September 24, 2018
29 min

With chainsaws, adzes, and over 30 different chisels, Maori carver Logan Okiwi Shipgood crafts a 6ft tall 'pou' statue from native New Zealand timber.

4. Kapa

October 1, 2018
29 min

For artist Dalani Tanahy, the painstaking process of creating 'kapa' - cloth made from tree bark - symbolises the resurgence of indigenous Hawaiian pride and identity.

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