Learning on ScreenCeremonies End, The
- Synopsis
- This sequence shows a purification ceremony, the dismantling of the head-dresses, a concluding feast, and an eloquent speech for the initiates. A sacred betelnut ceremony is conducted and the lecture, which begins as an address on warfare and hospitality, in the end is directed towards the anthropologist, Maurice Godelier. Two feasts of pig and possum are given, but the initiates must still be purified by being beaten with stinging nettles.
- Series
- Towards Baruya Manhood, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 57 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1972
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- Undergraduates. Postgraduates.
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- Baruya; ceremonies; initiation rites; Papua New Guinea
Credits
- Director
- Ian Dunlop
- Producer
- John Martin-Jones
- Contributor
- Maurice Godelier
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media
- sales@concordvideo.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726012
- Fax
- 01473 274531
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
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