| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 58 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1983. |
| Summary |
Every year, a ritual known as ida is performed by the Umeda people, who inhabit the dense primary forest of the Waina-Sawanda district of West Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Ida, the central social and cultural drama of the Umeda, is a fertility ritual, in which a dominant theme is the metamorphosis of the cassowaries. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Umeda. |
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Gender roles. |
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Fertility. |
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Social dances. |
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Religious rites and ceremonies. |
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Cultural identity. |
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Tribal and national groups. |
| Added Author |
Owen, Chris, author, film director.
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Gell, Alfred, author.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| In: |
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1983 |
| Music No. |
1116063 Kanopy |
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