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Waika (Venezuela, Orinoco-Quellgebiet): Palmfruchtfest : Schmücken der Gäste und "bleigei"-Tanz

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Encyclopaedia cinematographica

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Waika (Venezuela, Orinoco-Quellgebiet)

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Title
Waika (Venezuela, Orinoco-Quellgebiet): Palmfruchtfest : Schmücken der Gäste und "bleigei"-Tanz
Names
Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany) (Film producer)
Collection

Encyclopaedia cinematographica

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1969
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDf 1635
Topics
Dance -- Venezuela
Indian dance -- Venezuela
Combat dances
Weapon dances
Child dancers
Genres
Filmed dance
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
Citation/reference: English title: Waica (Venezuela, Orinoco headwater region); Palm fruit festival: Decorating the guests and "bleigei" dance. For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (14 min.) : silent, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Filmed at Klava-teri on the upper Rio Manaviche, a tributary of the Orinoco. After applying decorative body-paint, men and boys dance one by one in the village square, waving bows and arrows, spears, and palm branches. Groups of men then stage a mock attack.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
German
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169742
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2f43ca0-352b-0131-4cf1-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1969: Created
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Waika (Venezuela, Orinoco-Quellgebiet)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4caf8da0-3433-0131-ef50-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Waika (Venezuela, Orinoco-Quellgebiet)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4caf8da0-3433-0131-ef50-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1969). Waika (Venezuela, Orinoco-Quellgebiet) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4caf8da0-3433-0131-ef50-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Waika (Venezuela, Orinoco-Quellgebiet)