Feast, The

Synopsis

Set among the Yanomamo Indians of morthern Brazil and southern Venezuela, the feast cements an alliance between previously hostile villages for the purpose of attacking a third. (The action is first rehearsed with stills and a commentary, and then run through with synchronised sound without commentary.)
Undergraduates. Postgraduates

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

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

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1967

Availability

Hire

Uses

Undergraduates. Postgraduates.

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

Brazil; ceremonies; Indians of North & South America; Venezuela; Yanomami

Credits

Director

Napoleon A Chagnon; Timothy Asch

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

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

Email

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
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Ipswich
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