The Red Bowmen

The Red Bowmen / by Chris Owen.

Every year, a ritual known as ida is performed by the Umeda people, who inhabit the dense primary forest of the Waina-Sawanda district of West Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Ida, the central social and cultural drama of the Umeda, is a fertility ritual, in which a dominant theme is the metamorphosis of th...

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Main Authors: Owen, Chris (Author), Gell, Alfred (Author)
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:
Umeda.
Gender roles.
Fertility.
Social dances.
Religious rites and ceremonies.
Cultural identity.
Tribal and national groups.
Online Access:A Kanopy streaming video
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Summary:Every year, a ritual known as ida is performed by the Umeda people, who inhabit the dense primary forest of the Waina-Sawanda district of West Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Ida, the central social and cultural drama of the Umeda, is a fertility ritual, in which a dominant theme is the metamorphosis of the cassowaries.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 58 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1983.

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