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Iatmul (Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik) - Befragung des Ahnengeistes

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Title
Iatmul (Neuguinea, Mittlerer Sepik) - Befragung des Ahnengeistes
Alternative Title
Iatmul (New Guinea, Middle Sepik) - Consulting the Ancestral Spirit
Author
Contributors
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 2345
Publisher
Release Date1984
LanguageOriginal sound, no spoken text
Producer
Production Year1974

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 88 m ; F, 8 min

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Genre
Abstract
German
German
Payimbambi vom Klan Nangusime in Palimbei zeigt anläßlich von Beschwerden seiner beiden neben ihm sitzenden Frauen, wie er bei bestimmten Anlässen mit Hilfe von Menschenknochen, die er in seine Handfläche stößt bzw. pendeln läßt, den Ahnengeist befragt.
English
English
The man Payimbambe from the clan Nangusime in Palimbei demonstrates how he consults his ancestors using a human bone. The occasion for this consultation are complaints of his wifes who attend the ritual.
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German
German
English
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IWF Classification
German
German
English
English