Tighten the drums : self decoration among the Enga.

"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. This fil...

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Corporate Authors:	Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Other Authors:	Owen, Chris (Director), Tokume, Johnbili
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, ©2004.
Series:	Ethnographic video online.
Subjects:	Costume > Papua New Guinea. Enga (Papua New Guinean people) > Clothing. Enga (Papua New Guinean people) > Social life and customs. Enga (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) > Mœurs et coutumes. Costume. Papua New Guinea. Encoded moving images. Documentary films. Ethnographic films. Nonfiction films. Documentaires. Films ethnographiques. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)