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Image Not Available for The Feast, 16 mm film
The Feast, 16 mm film
Image Not Available for The Feast, 16 mm film
Object Number 983-17-00/1.2
Display Title The Feast, 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description Finished narrated film about the formation of alliances at a Yanomamo feast of two villages. Introductory section: narration about the events of feast and its rituals, negotiations and exchanges paired with still photograph slide sequence of events. Subsequent section: unnarrated film footage of events previously described with occasional subtitles. color, sound, 29 min.
Department Photographic
Date 1970
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
South America / Venezuela
Materials Film
Quantity 1

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