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Nagaland : the last of the headhunters / Golden Rabbit Films presents ; in association with Tvnf (Delhi, India) ; written, filmed & edited by Patrick Morell, from an original idea by Christian Germon.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 032 166
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Creoles and Pidgins (Other)
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Naga (South Asian people).
- Naga (South Asian people)--Cultural assimilation.
- Ethnology--India--Nāgāland.
- Ethnology.
- Assimilation (Sociology).
- India--Nāgāland.
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Nagaland, the last of the headhunters
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : Golden Rabbit Films, [2011]
- Language Note:
- In Naga Pidgin with English subtitles, and some English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- An exploration of the Nagaland Region, which extends from Northeast India into Northern Myanmar, this film both documents the ancient rituals that preserve the proud traditions of the sixteen Naga tribes still living in these remote forests and examines how Naga society has adapted to survive in contemporary times. War and fertility, important concepts in Naga culture, remain dominant in the rituals, which underscore traditions of headhunting, tattoos, and bravery. Interviews with community leaders and scenes of daily life balance these rituals, illuminating how the Naga accommodate those traditions to the intrusions of the modern world. Nagaland reveals a culture that remains rich and complex even as its basic underpinnings have fewer and fewer outlets for expression in the present.
- Notes:
- An exploration of the Nagaland Region, which extends from Northeast India into Northern Myanmar, this film both documents the ancient rituals that preserve the proud traditions of the sixteen Naga tribes still living in these remote forests and examines how Naga society has adapted to survive in contemporary times. War and fertility, important concepts in Naga culture, remain dominant in the rituals, which underscore traditions of headhunting, tattoos, and bravery. Interviews with community leaders and scenes of daily life balance these rituals, illuminating how the Naga accommodate those traditions to the intrusions of the modern world. Nagaland reveals a culture that remains rich and complex even as its basic underpinnings have fewer and fewer outlets for expression in the present.
- OCLC:
- 864005770
- Online:
- http://nagalandheadhunters.net/naga/home.html
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