Guardians of the flutes /

"High in the mountains of New Guinea live the Sambia people, a war- like tribe whose secret rituals of initiation are aimed at making their warriors courageous and bold. Only because their culture is threatened have they allowed these initiation rites to be documented on film. This is a society...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Filmakers Library, inc
Other Authors:	Reddish, Paul (Producer), Rodska, Christian (Narrator), Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949- (Contributor)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English narration; some segments in Papua New Guinean language with English subtitles; optional English captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, Inc., [1994]
Subjects:	Sex customs > Papua New Guinea. Sex symbolism > Case studies. Sambia (Papua New Guinean people) > Sexual behavior. Sambia (Papua New Guinean people) > Rites and ceremonies. Masculinity > Papua New Guinea. Male homosexuality > Papua New Guinea. Initiation rites > Papua New Guinea. Vie sexuelle > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. Symbolisme sexuel > Études de cas. Sambia (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) > Sexualité. Sambia (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) > Rites et cérémonies. Masculinité > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. Homosexualité masculine > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. Rites d'initiation > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. Initiation rites. Male homosexuality. Masculinity. Sex customs. Sex symbolism. Papua New Guinea. Case studies. Documentary television programs. Ethnographic television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

Published 1996

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