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The Trobriand Islanders / An ethnographic film prepared in the Anthropology Department, University College London, by H.A. Powell.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Papua New Guinea--Trobriand Islands.
- Ethnology.
- Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)--Social life and customs.
- Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea).
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (58 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1952.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- The Trobriand Islands, regarded as anthropology's most sacred place, lie off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The island society has a complex balance of male authority and female wealth. Magic spells and sorcery pervade everyday life. This program focuses on two important events: the distribution of women's wealth after a death, and the "month of play", a time of celebration following the yam harvest.
- Notes:
- "Media Support and Development Centre, University of Manchester"---original cassette label.
- Recorded Omarakana, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands 1951.
- OCLC:
- 849668487
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