| Location: | Papua New Guinea |
| Subject: | Brauchtum ; Lebenskreis ; Musik ; Singen ; Musikinstrumente ; Membranophone ; Trommel ; Tanz ; Papua-Neuguinea ; Sepik-Gebiet ; Australien/Ozeanien ; ethnology ; culture ; tradition ; sphere of life ; music ; singing ; music instruments ; membranophones ; drums ; dance ; Australia/Oceania ; Papua New Guinea ; Sepik Region ; Kultur ; Ethnologie/Kulturanthropologie |
| Length: | 10 1/2 min |
| Format: | Film, 16 mm, LT, 114 m |
| Hue: | Color |
| Year Released: | 1984 |
| Series: | |
| Director: | Schlenker, Hermann (Schwenningen) ; Stanek, Milan (Basel) |
| Producer: | Hermann Schlenker Filmproduktion (Schwenningen) |
| Distributor: | IWF (Gšttingen) E 2290 |
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| Description: | Festliches Absingen einer mythologischen Liederreihe durch vier MŠnner wŠhrend eines Festes fŸr den Kuskus, eine Erscheinungsform der Ahnfrau: Spielen einer Trommlergruppe, Beschenken des Veranstalters, Tanz der Frauen. Das Fest wird im Beisein eines lebendigen Kuskus abgehalten.Four men sitting in front of a men's house sing a mythological chant which is used in different rituals. Additionally to the chant a man plays a hand-drum. The ritual is made for an opossum representing the ancestress of the clan group Mbowi-Semal. Gifts for the organizers of the ritual are presented and a women's dance concludes the ceremony. |
| Record No: | 55 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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