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Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik: Kopfjägertanz in Chambri aufgeführt vor Touristen

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Encyclopaedia cinematographica

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Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik

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Title
Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik: Kopfjägertanz in Chambri aufgeführt vor Touristen
Additional title: Kopfjägertanz in Chambri aufgeführt vor Touristen
Additional title: Headhunters' dance in Chambri performed for tourists
Additional title: New Guinea, Middle Sepik
Names
Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany) (Film producer)
Collection

Encyclopaedia cinematographica

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1636
Topics
Dance -- New Guinea
War dance
Canoes and canoeing
Musical instruments -- New Guinea
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: New Guinea, Middle Sepik; Headhunters' dance in Chambri performed for tourists. For descriptive pamphlet in German see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (11 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Native dancers in full regalia and body paint entertain tourists from North America and Western Europe with war dances formerly performed by their forebears after successful headhunting expeditions. The first part of the dance is performed in canoes, the second on land. The camera records the meeting of two cultures without interaction.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
German
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169645
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2f524b0-352b-0131-7697-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 1974: Created
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/555b56b0-3433-0131-3d5c-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/555b56b0-3433-0131-3d5c-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/555b56b0-3433-0131-3d5c-3c075448cc4b

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Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik