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The Yanomamo myth of Naro, as told by Kaobawa / Documentary Educational Resources.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Yanomamo series
- Ethnographic video online.
- The Yanomamo series
- Language:
- English
- South American Indian (Other)
- Subjects (All):
- Yanomamo mythology.
- Storytelling.
- Anthropology.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Ethnographic films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video (22 min.) : sound, color.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Myth of Naro as told by Kaobawa.
- Kaobawa's myth of Naro.
- Place of Publication:
- [Watertown, Mass.] : Documentary Educational Resources, [1975]
- Language Note:
- In Yanomamo with English voice-over.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- The Story of Naro explains the origin of the spirits and the coloring of animals. Ugly Naro is jealous of his handsome brother, Yamonamariwa, who has two wives. Naro kills his brother by magic to obtain his wives, but is found out by a third brother. The ancesters, particularly Toucan and Sloth, hunt and kill Naro and are stained by his blood. They turn into birds and animals with red markings. Demonstrates storytelling techniques of the Yanomamo Indians of South America.
- Participant:
- Kaobawa.
- Credits:
- Director, producer, Timothy Asch, Napoleon A. Chagnon ; script, narrator, editor, Napoleon A. Chagnon ; camera, Timothy Asch ; editor, Craig Johnson.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed on Feb. 9, 2012).
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 27103161
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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