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Karo-Batak (Indonesia, North Sumatra) - »Erpangir kulau«, Feast of a Hair wash ceremony at Sukanalu

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Title
Karo-Batak (Indonesia, North Sumatra) - »Erpangir kulau«, Feast of a Hair wash ceremony at Sukanalu
Alternative Title
Karo-Batak (Indonesien, Nordsumatra) - »Erpangir kulau«, Fest der Haarwaschung in Sukanalu
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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.
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IWF SignatureE 2963
Publisher
Release Date1994
LanguageEnglish
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Producer
Production Year1981

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IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 887 m ; F, 81 1/2 min

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Abstract
In the morning members of the Sembiring family offer a sacrifice to the ancestors in a holy place. Two women enter in relations to the spirits. In the afternoon a further offering is made at the sacred spring - seat of an ancestor spirit - and a ritual hair-washing takes place. In the evening and in the night the ceremonial dances are performed in the house. In the course of the feast women are repeatedly possessed by different spirits taking part in the feast.
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German
German
English
English