Dead Birds

Synopsis: A record of ritualised warfare, made among the Dugun Dani of the Baliem Valley in West New Guinea. The film also describes the everyday lives of a man and a boy. The film was shot in 1971 before the area came under full administrative control.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 83 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1972
Availability: Hire
Notes: See also the follow-up film DEAD BIRDS RE-ENCOUNTERED.
Documentation: Reference: Heider, K.G. ‘The Dani of West Irian, an ethnographic companion to the film DEAD BIRDS’, Warner Modular Publications, Module 2, 1972.
Uses: Undergraduates. Postgraduates.
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Dani; New Guinea; social life and customs

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