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The making of a wide variety of pottery by the women of this village in Chambri lakes, Sepik district, New Guinea, which relies on trading pots for much of its subsistence. Explains the full process of...
A straightforward presentation of the daily life of a land dayak longhouse village as it was in about 1960, with material on the growing of rice, fishing, the collection of wild vegetables and fruits, food...
Dr Margaret Mead discusses how the upbringing of children contributes to a distinctive national character. Bathing a baby in four continents. An on-the-spot comparison of family life in India, France, Japan...
Shows a ceremony of the Hauka, a religious sect in West Africa, and explores questions of dependence, domination and synthesis. During trance possession the participants of the ceremony reflect traditional...
A general introduction to the people of the Trobriand Islands. Also covers gardening and associated magic, mortuary rites, Kula preparations, and the harvest season. Made mainly in the region of Omarakana...
Shows the manner in which the Navaho child learns to participate in the life of the community. Gathering food, rug weaving, silver work, bread-making and other activities are shown, with special reference to...
Although the commentary is occasionally misleading, this study of the Hausa of Nigeria gives a vivid impression of village life a generation ago, showing agricultural and fishing activities, hut building and...
A North American Indian legend, retold through the dramatic use of ancient carved masks.
The material was recorded by Maya Deren when she went to Haiti on four trips to make a film of Haitian dance. Having become increasingly involved with the voodoo experience she abandoned her original...
Documentary examining the conflicts between the coming of modernization and the traditional culture of a small Mexican village in the early years of the 20th century. Alexander Hammid, famous for his...
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