Day of the Dead: Dance of the Kites 1

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Day of the Dead: Dance of the Kites 1

The local Maya-Mam culural organization, Grupo AWAL, perform the traditional dance Baile de los Barriletes, Dance of the Kites, to the accompaniment of traditional instruments, including a Guatemalan marimba. A demonstration of Maya-Mam clothing proceeds the performance. This is the second of two performances of the dance that was webcast from the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on November 1, 2014.

8 min 44 sec

Native American Indian Museum Smithsonian "Indigenous Peoples" "Smithsonian Institution" "Smithsonian NMAI" "National Museum of the American Indian"