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Tighten the Drums: Self-Decoration Among the Enga /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owen, Chris (Author)
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Tokume, Johnbili (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Series:Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1
Subjects:
Enga.
Fashion.
Ethnosociology.
Personal appearance.
Cultural identity.
Tribal and national groups.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
Description
Abstract:In the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Enga people have developed the art of body decoration as a visual language. Using earth paints, tree oils, bird plumes, human hair, and a variety of plants, the Enga turn the body into a medium for an expressive and dramatic symbolism.
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.