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The Masks of Mer /

The film Alfred Haddon made in 1898 in the Torres Straits, lasting for less than a minute, is the world's first example of anthropological cinema. The Masks of Mer tells the extraordinary story of this experiment and traces the masks worn in the sacred initiation ceremony Haddon filmed. And, fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Eaton, Michael (Director, Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2010.
Series:Ethnographic video online.
Subjects:
Haddon, Alfred C. > (Alfred Cort), > 1855-1940.
Dance, Aboriginal Australian.
Torres Strait Islanders > Social life and customs.
Torres Strait Islanders > Rites and ceremonies.
Ethnographic films.
Insulaires du détroit de Torres > Mœurs et coutumes.
Insulaires du détroit de Torres > Rites et cérémonies.
Films ethnographiques.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The film Alfred Haddon made in 1898 in the Torres Straits, lasting for less than a minute, is the world's first example of anthropological cinema. The Masks of Mer tells the extraordinary story of this experiment and traces the masks worn in the sacred initiation ceremony Haddon filmed. And, for the first time since Haddon himself publicly presented the work, his films are 'synchronised' with the team's phonographic recordings.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (37 min.)
Playing Time:00:36:23