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African Carving: A Dogon Kanaga Mask
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 and Thomas D. Blakely; directed by Thomas D. Blakely and Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used.
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 and Thomas D. Blakely; directed by Thomas D. Blakely and Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
Description
The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The carver, a blacksmith, finds the proper tree and, in a secret cave outside the village, he shapes the mask with ges...
The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The carver, a blacksmith, finds the proper tree and, in a secret cave outside the village, he shapes the mask with gestures which repeat the movement of the dancers who will wear it. When a dancer wears the Kanaga mask he becomes the Creator symbolically. He touches the ground with his mask and directs a soul to Heaven. Although these dances are now frequently performed for the public, the meaning of Kanaga is retained by the Dogon who fear, respect and depend on the power of the mask.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973, Thomas D. Blakely
Author / Creator
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973, Thomas D. Blakely
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Dogon, Costumes, Crafts, Tribal and national groups, Religious faiths, Dance and dancing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Cultural identity, Ethnography
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The Ainu Bear Ceremony
directed by Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 29 mins
The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their meaning.
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directed by Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 29 mins
Description
The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their meaning.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942, Royal Anthropological Institute
Author / Creator
Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Ainu, Ethnozoology, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Religious beliefs, Social customs, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright 2001. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Ajishama, The White Ibis
written by John Dickinson, 1946-; directed by John Dickinson, 1946-; produced by John Dickinson, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 1 hour 25 mins
Shot in Venezuela over a 30-year period, this documentary depicts the life and work of Jose Maria Korta, the controversial Jesuit Missionary with the indigenous people of the Amazon.
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written by John Dickinson, 1946-; directed by John Dickinson, 1946-; produced by John Dickinson, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 1 hour 25 mins
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Shot in Venezuela over a 30-year period, this documentary depicts the life and work of Jose Maria Korta, the controversial Jesuit Missionary with the indigenous people of the Amazon. Shot in Venezuela over a 30-year period, this documentary depicts the life and work of Jose Maria Korta, the controversial Jesuit Missionary who joined the Makiritare tribe in the remote upper Ventuari Amazon Territory to initiate economic self-development projects i...
Shot in Venezuela over a 30-year period, this documentary depicts the life and work of Jose Maria Korta, the controversial Jesuit Missionary with the indigenous people of the Amazon. Shot in Venezuela over a 30-year period, this documentary depicts the life and work of Jose Maria Korta, the controversial Jesuit Missionary who joined the Makiritare tribe in the remote upper Ventuari Amazon Territory to initiate economic self-development projects in which Indians produced honey and meat, managed their own transport systems and participated in a broad based marketing co-op called CEPAI. The success of these ventures, and Korta's increasing dedication to economic development instead of proselytizing caused resentment among other missionaries. The Indians at times mismanaged their new resources as they found themselves unprepared for the increased contact with the outside world. In 1990 Korta realized that although CEPAI had gone a long way to solve some of the economic problems particularly in the Amazon basin, it had not addressed general cultural issues.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Dickinson, 1946-, Virgilio Sarmiento, Henry Quintero, José A. Colinas, Noel Rodriguez, Hector Cantele, Alberto Valdez, Ignacio Castellot, Alejandro Goñi, Antonio Rodriguez, Isaias Rodriguez, José Maria Korta, 1929-
Author / Creator
John Dickinson, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Yecuana, Cultural assimilation, Schools, Cultural identity, Economic development, Cultural change and history, Tribal and national groups, Missionaries, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Maquiritari
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The Akha Way
written by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999 and Mary Flannery; directed by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999; produced by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Yellowcat Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 25 mins
For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture.
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written by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999 and Mary Flannery; directed by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999; produced by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Yellowcat Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 25 mins
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For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture. For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This doc...
For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture. For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture. It contains extraordinary footage of a shaman healing ceremony; a funeral, with the ritual sacrifice of a water buffalo; the reading of a pig's liver after a new house is built, and more. Today the Akha Way is fast disappearing. Forced migration, Christianity, money and drugs are eroding the cultural heritage of the Akha tribe.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Mary Flannery, Yellowcat Productions
Author / Creator
Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Mary Flannery
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Mary Flannery
Topic / Theme
Akha, Cultural change and history, Religious beliefs, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography
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Alaskan Eskimo, The Drums of Winter (Uksuum Cauyai)
written by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; directed by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; produced by Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012 and Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, in Alaskan Eskimo (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 42 mins
This feature-length documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast.
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written by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; directed by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; produced by Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012 and Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, in Alaskan Eskimo (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 42 mins
Description
This feature-length documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast. This documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast. In The Drums of Winter, the people of Emmonak tell us throu...
This feature-length documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast. This documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast. In The Drums of Winter, the people of Emmonak tell us through actualities and interviews how their history, social values and spiritual beliefs are woven around the songs and dances that have been handed down to them through the generations. It is not just old songs that are important; new songs and dance movements are created to reflect modern life with all its complexities. Each time a person gets up to dance, he is strengthening the continuity of the ages. The film follows the elders of Emmonak as they prepare for the coming ceremonial gathering (potlatch) with a neighboring village. In the Kashim (qasgiq or men's house), they practice their songs and painstakingly work out the motions of the dances. Each movement has meaning and plays a part in telling a story. In the days before television, radio, bingo and weekly basketball games, dance was the sole means of entertainment. Throughout the film, archival photographs and film footage accompany the words of early missionaries who brought Christianity to the area. These sequences provide a historical context for the film and give us a strong sense of the resilience of Yup'ik culture, having survived despite a century of missionary suppression.
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Date Written / Recorded
1977
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012
Author / Creator
Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Alaskan Eskimo
Topic / Theme
Folk music, Spirituality, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Dance and dancing, Indigenous ethnic groups, Ethnography
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Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 14, Spirits of the Forest
produced by David Parer, ABC Natural History Unit, in Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 14 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 1992), 27 mins
Birds of Paradise hold a magnetic attraction for the highland people of Papua New Guinea who greatly prize their delicate and spectacular plumes as symbols of wealth. Also used as decoration in tribal rituals, the village men search the forests in the hunt for the feathered gold. This program explores the elaborat...
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produced by David Parer, ABC Natural History Unit, in Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 14 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 1992), 27 mins
Description
Birds of Paradise hold a magnetic attraction for the highland people of Papua New Guinea who greatly prize their delicate and spectacular plumes as symbols of wealth. Also used as decoration in tribal rituals, the village men search the forests in the hunt for the feathered gold. This program explores the elaborate courtship rituals and remarkable sexual displays of these exotic birds and the relationship between the highlanders and their feather...
Birds of Paradise hold a magnetic attraction for the highland people of Papua New Guinea who greatly prize their delicate and spectacular plumes as symbols of wealth. Also used as decoration in tribal rituals, the village men search the forests in the hunt for the feathered gold. This program explores the elaborate courtship rituals and remarkable sexual displays of these exotic birds and the relationship between the highlanders and their feathered friends.
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Parer, ABC Natural History Unit, Sandy Gore
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
ABC Commercial
Series
Australia Wild
Speaker / Narrator
Sandy Gore
Topic / Theme
Papua New Guinean, Religious rites and ceremonies, Symbolism, Tribal and national groups, Birds, Science, Papua New Guineans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of ABC Commercial.
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The Barabaig: East African Cattle Herders
written by George J. Klima (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1985, originally published 1970), 132 page(s)
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written by George J. Klima (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1985, originally published 1970), 132 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
George J. Klima
Author / Creator
George J. Klima
Date Published / Released
1970, 1985
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Datooga, Cattle, Cultural views, Tribal and national groups, Agrarian life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985 by Waveland Press
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Becoming a Man, Becoming a Man in Melanesia
directed by Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001, in Becoming a Man (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2003), 52 mins
Becoming a Man in Melanesia follows the epic ordeals of two young men who live on separate islands. And though they will never meet each other, they share a common, singular goal : to make the difficult passage into manhood. Each will face a grueling initiation ritual. To achieve this adult status in Melanesia, Ju...
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directed by Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001, in Becoming a Man (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2003), 52 mins
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Becoming a Man in Melanesia follows the epic ordeals of two young men who live on separate islands. And though they will never meet each other, they share a common, singular goal : to make the difficult passage into manhood. Each will face a grueling initiation ritual. To achieve this adult status in Melanesia, Junior from Kontu island in Papua has to capture a shark armed only with a lasso and a propeller, whereas Wabak from Pentecost island in...
Becoming a Man in Melanesia follows the epic ordeals of two young men who live on separate islands. And though they will never meet each other, they share a common, singular goal : to make the difficult passage into manhood. Each will face a grueling initiation ritual. To achieve this adult status in Melanesia, Junior from Kontu island in Papua has to capture a shark armed only with a lasso and a propeller, whereas Wabak from Pentecost island in Vanuatu has to jump from a wooden tower, his ankle bound with thick vines
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Date Written / Recorded
2006
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Becoming a Man
Topic / Theme
Papua New Guinean, Melanesian, Religious rites and ceremonies, Local customs, Cultural identity, Hunting, Tribal and national groups, Men, Ethnography, Papua New Guineans, Pacific Islanders
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of ZED.
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Becoming a Man, Becoming a Man in Africa
directed by Jean Queyrat, fl. 2001, in Becoming a Man (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2004), 52 mins
Becoming a Man in Africa follow the epic ordeals of young men who live in different countries. And though they'll never meet each others, they share a common, singular goal : to make the difficult passage into manhood. To achieve this dual status in Central Africa, Banda must climb giant trees to gather honey, the...
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directed by Jean Queyrat, fl. 2001, in Becoming a Man (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2004), 52 mins
Description
Becoming a Man in Africa follow the epic ordeals of young men who live in different countries. And though they'll never meet each others, they share a common, singular goal : to make the difficult passage into manhood. To achieve this dual status in Central Africa, Banda must climb giant trees to gather honey, the elixir of life, whereas Kolé in Ethiopia must embark on a long journey, which will take him to the bull jumping ceremony
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jean Queyrat, fl. 2001, Allan Wenger
Author / Creator
Jean Queyrat, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Becoming a Man
Speaker / Narrator
Allan Wenger
Topic / Theme
Hammere, BaAka, Religious rites and ceremonies, Foraging, Men, Tribal and national groups, Cultural identity, Ethnography, Hamer-Banna, Baka (Cameroon)
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Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of ZED.
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Becoming a Man, Becoming a Woman in Zanskar
directed by Jean Michel Corillion, 1964-; produced by Manuel Catteau, fl. 2007, in Becoming a Man (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2012), 54 mins
'Becoming Woman in Zanskar' recounts the moving story of a friendship shattered by destiny when two best friends have to part and to leave their families forever... Tenzin will be married to a man she hasn't chosen while Palkit will become a nun. Two adolescents in the Himalayas: one kidnapped by her future husban...
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directed by Jean Michel Corillion, 1964-; produced by Manuel Catteau, fl. 2007, in Becoming a Man (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2012), 54 mins
Description
'Becoming Woman in Zanskar' recounts the moving story of a friendship shattered by destiny when two best friends have to part and to leave their families forever... Tenzin will be married to a man she hasn't chosen while Palkit will become a nun. Two adolescents in the Himalayas: one kidnapped by her future husband, the other's head shaved as she enters the covent forever.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jean Michel Corillion, 1964-, Tenzin Khachot, Palkit Kyangmar, fl. 2012, Manuel Catteau, fl. 2007, Paul Bandey, fl. 1983
Author / Creator
Jean Michel Corillion, 1964-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Becoming a Man
Speaker / Narrator
Paul Bandey, fl. 1983
Topic / Theme
Northern Indian, Nuns, Arranged marriages, Tribal and national groups, Life stages, Women, Ethnography, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of ZED.
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