The Trobriand Islanders

The Trobriand Islanders / An ethnographic film prepared in the Anthropology Department, University College London, by H.A. Powell.

The Trobriand Islands, regarded as anthropology's most sacred place, lie off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The island society has a complex balance of male authority and female wealth. Magic spells and sorcery pervade everyday life. This program focuses on two important events: the distr...

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Corporate Authors: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, University College, London. Anthropology Department
Other Authors: Powell, Harry
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1952.
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 2
Subjects:
Ethnology > Papua New Guinea > Trobriand Islands.
Ethnology.
Manners and customs.
Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) > Social life and customs.
Papua New Guinea > Trobriand Islands.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
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