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Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia, Family Victim: The "Bad Coconut" of a Javanese Family
written by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) and Elemental Films; interview by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 38 mins
Family Victim explores how families manage a troubled and troublesome member. Estu Wardhani is a young Javanese man and has struggled for most of his life to achieve a sense of competency and inclusion in his familial and social world. The second youngest of eight children born to an upper-class family living in t...
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written by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) and Elemental Films; interview by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 38 mins
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Family Victim explores how families manage a troubled and troublesome member. Estu Wardhani is a young Javanese man and has struggled for most of his life to achieve a sense of competency and inclusion in his familial and social world. The second youngest of eight children born to an upper-class family living in the rural region of Gunung Kidul in Cental Java, Estu has been 'different' ever since he was a young boy. Estu's actions, and their diso...
Family Victim explores how families manage a troubled and troublesome member. Estu Wardhani is a young Javanese man and has struggled for most of his life to achieve a sense of competency and inclusion in his familial and social world. The second youngest of eight children born to an upper-class family living in the rural region of Gunung Kidul in Cental Java, Estu has been 'different' ever since he was a young boy. Estu's actions, and their disorienting power, cannot be understood outside of the cultural and social context within which they have taken shape nor can they be considered apart from the disruptive and painful effects they have on his family.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Estu Wardhani, fl. 2010, Documentary Educational Resources (DER), Elemental Films
Author / Creator
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia
Person Discussed
Estu Wardhani, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Javanese, Popular beliefs, Cultural norms, Family, Heredity, Mental health treatments, Mental illnesses, Ethnography
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Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia, Kites and Monsters
written by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Films, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2011), 22 mins
The film focuses on a growing boy, Wayan Yoga, and is not so much about illness as it is an exploration of the protective aspects of culture that may guide developmental neuropsychiatric processes. At six years old, Wayan Yoga is an energetic boy who flies kites and is obsessed with the monsters of Balinese mythol...
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written by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Films, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2011), 22 mins
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The film focuses on a growing boy, Wayan Yoga, and is not so much about illness as it is an exploration of the protective aspects of culture that may guide developmental neuropsychiatric processes. At six years old, Wayan Yoga is an energetic boy who flies kites and is obsessed with the monsters of Balinese mythology. He also has various tics, which move his parents to seek treatment. At twenty, he is a young man planning his career as a chef and...
The film focuses on a growing boy, Wayan Yoga, and is not so much about illness as it is an exploration of the protective aspects of culture that may guide developmental neuropsychiatric processes. At six years old, Wayan Yoga is an energetic boy who flies kites and is obsessed with the monsters of Balinese mythology. He also has various tics, which move his parents to seek treatment. At twenty, he is a young man planning his career as a chef and an expressive Balinese dancer. Ultimately, Wayan Yoga's tics are insignificant to his evolving sense of self-compared to the saturation of symbols, images, and narratives of his culture. While Wayan must learn to negotiate the kinds of movements, interests, and goals that are culturally appropriate, the protective buffer of his family guides him successfully into normative Balinese adulthood.
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Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wayan Yoga, fl. 2011, Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Films
Author / Creator
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Topic / Theme
Balinese, Developmental disorders, Psychotherapy, Cultural identity, Childhood, Mental illnesses, Myths and legends, Ethnography
Copyright Message
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Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia, Memory of My Face
written by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2011), 22 mins
Memory of My Face is part of the Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia series of ethnographic films on severe mental illness in Indonesia, based on material drawn from 12 years of person-centered research by director and anthropologist Robert Lemelson.
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written by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2011), 22 mins
Description
Memory of My Face is part of the Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia series of ethnographic films on severe mental illness in Indonesia, based on material drawn from 12 years of person-centered research by director and anthropologist Robert Lemelson.
Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Bambang Rudjito, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Topic / Theme
Indonesian, Javanese, Cultural assimilation, Cultural adaptation, Cultural identity, Mental illnesses, Mental health treatments, Psychotherapy, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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Agricultural Involution: The Processes of Ecological Change in Indonesia
written by Clifford Geertz, 1926-2006 (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1963, originally published 1963), 194 page(s)
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written by Clifford Geertz, 1926-2006 (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1963, originally published 1963), 194 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Clifford Geertz, 1926-2006
Author / Creator
Clifford Geertz, 1926-2006
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
University of California Press
Topic / Theme
Indonesian, Colonial populations, Ecology, Imperialism, Agricultural conditions, Agriculture, History curriculums, Ethnography, Indonesians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1969 by The Regents of the University of California Press
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Bali: Beyond the Postcard
written by David Dawkins; directed by David Dawkins; produced by Peggy Stern (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 2 mins
In Bali Beyond The Postcard, art and everyday life come together in an intimate story about a Balinese family whose gamelan music and Legong dance tradition spans four generations. The documentary follows an important event in the history of the family - the passing down of the Legong dance legacy to the youngest,...
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written by David Dawkins; directed by David Dawkins; produced by Peggy Stern (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 2 mins
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In Bali Beyond The Postcard, art and everyday life come together in an intimate story about a Balinese family whose gamelan music and Legong dance tradition spans four generations. The documentary follows an important event in the history of the family - the passing down of the Legong dance legacy to the youngest, a nine-year-old member of the family. From the first rehearsal taught by the mother to the final debut presided over by the family's n...
In Bali Beyond The Postcard, art and everyday life come together in an intimate story about a Balinese family whose gamelan music and Legong dance tradition spans four generations. The documentary follows an important event in the history of the family - the passing down of the Legong dance legacy to the youngest, a nine-year-old member of the family. From the first rehearsal taught by the mother to the final debut presided over by the family's ninety-year-old patriarch and gamelan master, the filmmakers capture the intensity with which tradition evolves and is passed on in Bali. The result is an intimate view into a dynamic culture steeped in ancient traditions and increasingly exposed to the modern world. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Dawkins, Ni Luh, fl. 1993, Peggy Stern
Author / Creator
David Dawkins
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
David Dawkins
Topic / Theme
Balinese, Religious education, Expression in performance, Cultural identity, Music composition, Folk music, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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B.A.T.A.M.
written by Johan Lindquist, Per Erik Eriksson and Liam Dalzell; directed by Liam Dalzell, Per Erik Eriksson and Johan Lindquist; produced by Liam Dalzell, Per Erik Eriksson and Johan Lindquist (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 33 mins
B.A.T.A.M. tells the contrasting stories of two women: Wati, a young factory worker, and Dewi, a prostitute, both of whom live through a dramatic transformation on the Indonesian island of Batam, located on Singapore's doorstep.
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written by Johan Lindquist, Per Erik Eriksson and Liam Dalzell; directed by Liam Dalzell, Per Erik Eriksson and Johan Lindquist; produced by Liam Dalzell, Per Erik Eriksson and Johan Lindquist (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 33 mins
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B.A.T.A.M. tells the contrasting stories of two women: Wati, a young factory worker, and Dewi, a prostitute, both of whom live through a dramatic transformation on the Indonesian island of Batam, located on Singapore's doorstep. B.A.T.A.M. tells the contrasting stories of two women: Wati, a young factory worker, and Dewi, a prostitute, both of whom live through a dramatic transformation on the Indonesian island of Batam, located on Singapore's do...
B.A.T.A.M. tells the contrasting stories of two women: Wati, a young factory worker, and Dewi, a prostitute, both of whom live through a dramatic transformation on the Indonesian island of Batam, located on Singapore's doorstep. B.A.T.A.M. tells the contrasting stories of two women: Wati, a young factory worker, and Dewi, a prostitute, both of whom live through a dramatic transformation on the Indonesian island of Batam, located on Singapore's doorstep. In this free-trade zone, an official economy based in the factories, and an unofficial economy of prostitution, have developed together increasing Batam's population from 3,000 to 700,000. As the two divergent economies depend on female labor, the experiences of these two women illuminate the ways in which multinational capitalism and migration interact in the shadowlands of globalization. "There is no doubt in my mind that this particular film would stand out as an exceptional addition to any ethnographic film catalog and, more pointedly, to the collecti on of liberal arts colleges. ... I am confident that the film would be utilized in a wide range of courses in Anthropology, and other disciplines, and is germane to such diverse and important scholarly topics as the study of globalization, development, transnationalism, Economic Anthropology, Political Anthropology, and as I have used it, in courses explicitly concerned with cross-cultural study of gender and ethnographic film." — Matthew Amster, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Gettysburg College
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Johan Lindquist, Per Erik Eriksson, Liam Dalzell
Author / Creator
Johan Lindquist, Per Erik Eriksson, Liam Dalzell
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Johan Lindquist
Topic / Theme
Indonesian, Economic development, Immigration and emigration, Women in workforce, Cultural change and history, Prostitution, Gender, Women, Ethnography, Indonesians
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Bird Dancer
written by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Films (Bali Province: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 39 mins
The Bird Dancer explores a young woman's struggle with her odd movements and behaviors, and how these are interpreted and understood by her family and community.
The film follows the life of Gusti Ayu Suartini, a young Balinese woman with Tourette's Syndrome, as she struggles to create a life for herself while co...
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written by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Films (Bali Province: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 39 mins
Description
The Bird Dancer explores a young woman's struggle with her odd movements and behaviors, and how these are interpreted and understood by her family and community.
The film follows the life of Gusti Ayu Suartini, a young Balinese woman with Tourette's Syndrome, as she struggles to create a life for herself while coping with a society who doesn't understand her disease, doctors with no cures, and a family that rejects her. Inexplicable to her commu...
The Bird Dancer explores a young woman's struggle with her odd movements and behaviors, and how these are interpreted and understood by her family and community.
The film follows the life of Gusti Ayu Suartini, a young Balinese woman with Tourette's Syndrome, as she struggles to create a life for herself while coping with a society who doesn't understand her disease, doctors with no cures, and a family that rejects her. Inexplicable to her community in rural Bali, Gusti's severe tics elicited grave concern from herself and her family, significantly affecting both the daily and the long-term course of her life.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Gusti Ayu Suartini, fl. 2010, Elemental Films
Author / Creator
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Gusti Ayu Suartini, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Balinese, Social consciousness, Cultural norms, Developmental disorders, Mental illnesses, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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A Celebration of Origins
written by Patsy Asch, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and E. Douglas Lewis, 1947-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, E. Douglas Lewis, 1947- and Patsy Asch; produced by E. Douglas Lewis, 1947-, Patsy Asch and Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1992), 45 mins
The people of the Tana 'Ai region of Flores, Indonesia live in seven ceremonial domains, of which Wai Brama is the largest and the oldest. The people of Wai Brama are shifting cultivators, hunters and gatherers who, unlike their neighbors, have maintained their traditional ceremonial and social system. A Celebrati...
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written by Patsy Asch, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and E. Douglas Lewis, 1947-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, E. Douglas Lewis, 1947- and Patsy Asch; produced by E. Douglas Lewis, 1947-, Patsy Asch and Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1992), 45 mins
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The people of the Tana 'Ai region of Flores, Indonesia live in seven ceremonial domains, of which Wai Brama is the largest and the oldest. The people of Wai Brama are shifting cultivators, hunters and gatherers who, unlike their neighbors, have maintained their traditional ceremonial and social system. A Celebration of Origins, filmed in 1980, depicts the first celebration of these rituals since 1960. The people of the Tana 'Ai region of Flores,...
The people of the Tana 'Ai region of Flores, Indonesia live in seven ceremonial domains, of which Wai Brama is the largest and the oldest. The people of Wai Brama are shifting cultivators, hunters and gatherers who, unlike their neighbors, have maintained their traditional ceremonial and social system. A Celebration of Origins, filmed in 1980, depicts the first celebration of these rituals since 1960. The people of the Tana 'Ai region of Flores, Indonesia live in seven ceremonial domains, of which Wai Brama is the largest and the oldest. The people of Wai Brama are shifting cultivators, hunters and gatherers who, unlike their neighbors, have maintained their traditional ceremonial and social system. A Celebration of Origins, filmed in 1980, depicts the first celebration of these rituals since 1960. The rituals, which require the participation of the entire community, had been delayed by poor harvests and epidemics. The film focuses on a small group of ritual leaders who struggle to hold the celebration in the absence of the Source of the Domain, the ritual leader of the community, who died after initiating the rituals. Evoking the contested nature of ritual, the film demonstrates how ritual performance implicates delicate political relationships based on pragmatic alliances, festering antipathies or developing jealousies. Conflict is the thread that weaves together the disparate themes of the film. It is a finely crafted, sensually striking film with a compelling story that focuses on one of the central themes in contemporary anthropological debate: the contested nature of social - and ritual - life.
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Date Written / Recorded
1980
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patsy Asch, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, E. Douglas Lewis, 1947-, Koa Tapa, Pius Ipir Wai Brama, Sina Ipir Wai Brama
Author / Creator
Patsy Asch, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, E. Douglas Lewis, 1947-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Ata Tana 'Ai, Religion, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography, Tana 'Ai
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The Dancer and the Dance
directed by Felicia Hughes-Freeland, 1954- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1988), 42 mins
This film is an invitation to see Javanese palace dancing as performed in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and to go beyond appearances to discover what the dance means to those who continue the tradition. In this film dancers prepare to entertain guests at a wedding reception and perform the Love Dance (Langen Nawung Asmar...
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directed by Felicia Hughes-Freeland, 1954- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1988), 42 mins
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This film is an invitation to see Javanese palace dancing as performed in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and to go beyond appearances to discover what the dance means to those who continue the tradition. In this film dancers prepare to entertain guests at a wedding reception and perform the Love Dance (Langen Nawung Asmara). The female dancer, Susindahati, becomes the centre of attention as she does her household duties and then goes to the Secondary Sch...
This film is an invitation to see Javanese palace dancing as performed in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and to go beyond appearances to discover what the dance means to those who continue the tradition. In this film dancers prepare to entertain guests at a wedding reception and perform the Love Dance (Langen Nawung Asmara). The female dancer, Susindahati, becomes the centre of attention as she does her household duties and then goes to the Secondary School of Performing Arts for classes in teaching theory and practical training in the Golek Asmarandana dance. Susindahati's generation is concerned with the perfecting of technical mastery. It is the older generation who can explain the importance of dance as a discipline, and the ideas associated with it. One of the connoisseurs, R. Kawindrasusena (known as Pak Seno), reads part of a philosophical text in the macapat style, and explains the spiritual elements of palace dance in Yogyakarta. At a training session of the Yayasan Siswa Among Beksa dance association, he describes his early experience of learning to dance, and explains the Javanese way to watch dances such as the elaborate Bedhaya Gandakusuma, which is being rehearsed with a gamelan orchestra and singers. After samples from this one-and-a-half hour long dance, Pak Seno offers his interpretation of the significance of what we have just seen.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Felicia Hughes-Freeland, 1954-
Author / Creator
Felicia Hughes-Freeland, 1954-
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Javanese, Educational philosophies, Daily life, Cultural identity, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright 1988. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Dani Houses
written by Karl G. Heider, 1935-; directed by Karl G. Heider, 1935-; produced by Karl G. Heider, 1935- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 16 mins
Dani Sweet Potatoes (19 min) follows the sophisticated process of sweet potato horticulture developed by the Dani. It follows the Dani sweet potato cycle from clearing off the old brush and weeds from a fallow field to planting, harvesting, cooking and eating. Dani Houses (16 min) observes both round and square ho...
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written by Karl G. Heider, 1935-; directed by Karl G. Heider, 1935-; produced by Karl G. Heider, 1935- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 16 mins
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Dani Sweet Potatoes (19 min) follows the sophisticated process of sweet potato horticulture developed by the Dani. It follows the Dani sweet potato cycle from clearing off the old brush and weeds from a fallow field to planting, harvesting, cooking and eating. Dani Houses (16 min) observes both round and square house construction techniques of the Grand Valley Dani. It shows how the ground is cleared, walls are made from boards, poles lashed toge...
Dani Sweet Potatoes (19 min) follows the sophisticated process of sweet potato horticulture developed by the Dani. It follows the Dani sweet potato cycle from clearing off the old brush and weeds from a fallow field to planting, harvesting, cooking and eating. Dani Houses (16 min) observes both round and square house construction techniques of the Grand Valley Dani. It shows how the ground is cleared, walls are made from boards, poles lashed together, and roofs being thatched. Dani Sweet Potatoes (19 min) follows the sophisticated process of sweet potato horticulture developed by the Dani. It follows the Dani sweet potato cycle from clearing off the old brush and weeds from a fallow field to planting, harvesting, cooking and eating. At that time the Dani had the simplest of tools - long pointed wooden poles used as digging sticks that are hardened in the fire and soaked in water - and they still used their stone-bladed adzes. (By now, most Dani use steel shovels, axes, and bush knives and make stone adzes only for the tourist trade.) Dani Houses (16 min) observes both round and square house construction techniques of the Grand Valley Dani. It shows how the ground is cleared, walls are made from boards, poles lashed together, and roofs being thatched. Though it follows the house-building process from beginning to end, one is left asking the question: What happened after the houses were built?
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Date Written / Recorded
1963
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Karl G. Heider, 1935-
Author / Creator
Karl G. Heider, 1935-
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Karl G. Heider, 1935-
Topic / Theme
Dani, Housebuilding, Cultural change and history, Tools, Food crops, Cultural participation, Rural population, Agriculture, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography
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