Letter to the dead /

Letter to the dead

Exploring the encounter between tradition and modernity; in December 1999, in a small village in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea three men are filmed rivaling each other in the field of rituals and artistic creation, sending a letter to their dead.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Culture Production (Firm)
Other Authors:	Iteanu, André, Kapon, Eytan
Format:	Video
Language:	English Undetermined
Language Notes:	This edition in an undetermined language and English with English subtitles.
Published:	London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2002.
Series:	Ethnographic video online ; volume 2
Subjects:	Papua New Guinea > Social life and customs. Papua New Guinean. Religion > Religious practices > Religious rites and ceremonies. Anthropology > Cultural change and history > Traditional history. Social Sciences > Anthropology > Cultural anthropology. Manners and customs. Papua New Guinea. Nonfiction films. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

Description
Summary:	Exploring the encounter between tradition and modernity; in December 1999, in a small village in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea three men are filmed rivaling each other in the field of rituals and artistic creation, sending a letter to their dead.
Item Description:	A co-production of Culture Production, CNRS Images/Media, Félix Production, Odyssée and Télessonne.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (61 min.).
Playing Time:	01:01:00