Balan the Blowpipe Maker

submitted by ROARK on 06/19/14 1

Only a few elders of Borneo’s Penan tribe still know how to make their unique hunting tool, the blowpipe. Balan is the last person in his village who practices the dying craft.

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This short film is an extract from the 30 minute documentary Sunset Over Selungo, which will be released online later this year.
Please like the Facebook page to be notified of the release ---> www.facebook.com/SelungoFilm

Watch the trailer here: vimeo.com/95975471

Twitter: www.twitter.com/SelungoFilm

Music: soimanislander.bandcamp.com

100% of Tip Jar donations will go to Balan's village co-operative. The co-op works to benefit and strengthen the local community and preserve their ancestral home, the surrounding rainforest.

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