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  1. Dead Birds Re-Encountered (2014)

    Director
    Robert Gardner
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 46 minutes), $330

    In 1961, anthropologist Robert Gardner organised an expedition to the highlands of New Guinea to film the Dani people. He stayed for six months to create an essay on the themes of violence and death most...

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  2. Arrows Against the Wind (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Tracey Groome
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2000 hire: £5.00 (+p&p) for 2 weeks

    Portrays the cultural beliefs of the Dani and Asmat, two tribal groups in West Papua (Irian Jayan), and the social, political and environmental upheaval following Indonesia’s invasion of the country in 1963.

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  3. Dead Birds (1972 Film)

    Director
    Robert Gardner
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 85 minutes), $295.00

    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...

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