Gogodala : a cultural revival? / a film by Chris Owen.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Owen, Chris.

Contributor:

Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gogodala (Papua New Guinean people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video (58 min.))

Place of Publication:

[Boroko, Papua New Guinea?] : Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies ; Watertown, MA : [Distributed by] Documentary Educational Resources, [1983]

Summary:

The Gogadala, like other peoples of the swampy lowlands of western Papua New Guinea, traditionally produced magnificent carvings for use in ceremonies. By the 1930s, the work of Christian missionaries and Papuan evangelists had resulted in mass burnings of ritual carvings and the suppression of traditional ceremonies. In the 1970s there were attempts to revive the culture of the Gogodala, and a long-house was completed and officially opened as the Gogadala Cultural Centre.

OCLC:

649691200