Ax Fight, The

Synopsis

Four views of a fight among the Yanomamo of Venezuela. The first is an unedited version of the fight as filmed by the cameraman soon after he arrived. The second is an analysis of the ritual context of the fight and the third discusses the influence of kinship. The fourth is an edited version of the fight. This combination gives the viewer an understanding of the complexities of Yanomamo culture and the complexities of film-making.

Series

Yanomamo, Series

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1975

Availability

Hire

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

Indians of North & South America; Venezuela; Yanomami

Credits

Director

Timothy Asch

Producer

Timothy Asch

Contributor

Napoleon A Chagnon

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email

sales@concordvideo.co.uk

Web

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01473 726012

Fax

01473 274531

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