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Becoming a woman in Okrika /

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This visually stunning film documents an extraordinary coming of age ritual in a village in the Niger Delta. It suggests the conflict Third World women face between traditions and the values of the modern world. The rite, called Iria, consists of elaborately painting the young women s bodies with be...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kamel Film
Other Authors: Gleason, Judith, 1929-2012 (Producer), Mereghetti, Elisa (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Series:Filmakers Library online.
Subjects:
Ijo (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Women > Nigeria > Social life and customs.
Ijaw (Peuple d'Afrique) > Rites et cérémonies.
Femmes > Nigeria > Mœurs et coutumes.
Ijo (African people) > Rites and ceremonies
Women > Social life and customs
Nigeria
Women's issues
Documentary.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Ethnographic films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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