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Umutina (Brasilien, Oberer Paraguay) - Totenkulttänze

Formal Metadata

Title
Umutina (Brasilien, Oberer Paraguay) - Totenkulttänze
Alternative Title
Umotina (Brazil, Upper Paraguay) - Death Cult Dances
Author
License
No Open Access License:
German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
Identifiers
IWF SignatureE 74
Publisher
Release Date1962
LanguageSilent film
Producer
Production Year1945

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, 49 m ; F, 4 1/2 min

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Abstract
German
German
Ausschnitte aus den zum letzten Mal ausgeführten Totenkulttänzen des damals noch freilebenden Reststammes der Umutina. Die Maskentänzer, die die Seelen verstorbener Verwandter verkörpern, sind immer Männer und werden von Frauen nur begleitet. Gezeigt werden der Bakurétanz (Flagelliertanz des Waldhundes), der Hatóri-Großmaskentanz und der Arischinótanz.
English
English
Extracts of last death cult dances performed by still free-living survivors of the Umutima people. Mask dancers, embodying souls of deceased relatives, are always male. They are accompanied by women. "Bakure" dance (flagellating dance of "forest dog"), "Hatori" dance of great masks and "Arischino" dance are shown.
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German
German
English
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IWF Classification
German
German
English
English