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Matis / by Bruce Parry ; produced by Wayne Derrick.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Tribe, series 3 ; episode 1.
- Ethnographic video online.
- Tribe, series 3 ; episode 1
- Language:
- English
- South American Indian (Other)
- Subjects (All):
- Mayoruna Indians.
- Hunting.
- Diseases.
- Corporal punishment.
- Tabatinga (Amazonas, Brazil).
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sound, color.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2007.
- Language Note:
- English, some Mayoruna, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- In the heart of the Amazonian rainforest live with the Matis people. They're highly-skilled hunters, who use blowpipes to kill their prey. To improve the chances for a successful hunt, they take part in rituals to remove their fear and laziness, improve their speed and vision and increase their strength and endurance. The Matis remained uncontacted until the 1970s , when loggers and prospectors moved onto their land. This first contact proved devastating and the Matis were almost wiped out by Western diseases.
- Notes:
- Previously released on DVD.
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed June 5, 2012).
- Filmed in Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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