Spirits of the forest /

Birds of Paradise hold a magnetic attraction for the highland people of Papua New Guinea who greatly prize their delicate and spectacular plumes as symbols of wealth. Also used as decoration in tribal rituals, the village men search the forests in the hunt for the feathered gold. This program explor...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Gore, Sandy (Narrator), Parer, David (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Sydney, New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 1992.
Series:	Australasian video online Australia wild ; Series 1, Episode 14
Subjects:	Birds of paradise (Birds) > New Guinea. Huli (Papua New Guinean people) > Social life and customs. Paradisiers > Nouvelle-Guinée. Huli (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) > Mœurs et coutumes. Birds of paradise (Birds) Huli (Papua New Guinean people) > Social life and customs New Guinea Documentaries and Factual Films Alexander Street Video. documentary film. Documentary films Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Birds of Paradise hold a magnetic attraction for the highland people of Papua New Guinea who greatly prize their delicate and spectacular plumes as symbols of wealth. Also used as decoration in tribal rituals, the village men search the forests in the hunt for the feathered gold. This program explores the elaborate courtship rituals and remarkable sexual displays of these exotic birds and the relationship between the highlanders and their feathered friends.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (27 min.).
Playing Time:	00:27:02