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I AM A WEAVER I am a weaverListen, that shuttle: Tako tako tako tako, Through the warp Listen, that shuttle: The sound: Tako tako tako tako, Through the warp I am a weaver Listen, that shuttle: Tako tako tako tako, Through the warp I'll team up With the weaver bird That perches in my farm I am a weaver I'll distill the moist On the fern And lead the hopping hopper To his nest I am a weaver And going to team up With the weaver bird That carves in my farm You listen, That shuttle Tako tako tako tako, Through the warp I am a weaver Hear that Poem written in 1973 by Dale Massiasta "Tako tako tako tako" is the typical sound of the shuttle, that's also ritually shaken to spiritually stimulate weaving (YO WU). Photo: Alaska Azameti holding a ritual coconut cup, Atsu Azameti weaving. Klikor 2001. |
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