Location: | Vanuatu |
Subject: | Documentary |
Length: | 11,779 feet |
Format: | Archival Film |
Hue: | Color |
Year Released: | 1973-1974 |
Series: | |
Director: | Kalmun Muller |
Producer: | |
Distributor: | Smithsonian HSFA |
Library Code: | Smithsonian HSFA 75.1.2 |
Description: | Full film record shot by Kalmun Muller at various ceremonial grounds and house sites in the Yoohnanan and related villages. Documents traditional dances, kava drinking, and other customs related to the revitalization of the John Frum cargo cult on Tanna Island. Footage includes rehearsals of the Nao, Toka, and Napenapen dances at various ceremonial sites, culminating in a "custom" revival of the Nekowair ceremony. Supplementary materials. |
Record No: | 1425 |
Resources: | Distributors's List |
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