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Films
2 Films
Keywords
“Informant-researcher relationship”
and
“Ritual”
x
short films
1
Region
Melanesia
1
North America
1
Country
Canada
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Keywords
Archival material / Museum displays
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Death
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Informant-researcher relationship
2
x
Ritual
2
x
Social Conflict
1
Directors
Glass, Aaron
1
Nielsen, Christian Suhr
1
Otto, Ton
1
Series
not set
2
Country of production
Canada
1
Denmark
1
United States
1
Year of production
2004
1
2007
1
Film list
In Search of the Hamat’sa: A Tale of Headhunting
2004
33
‘
Directed by
Aaron Glass
.
The Hamat’sa (or “Cannibal Dance”) is the most important—and highly represented ceremony of the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) people of British Columbia. This film traces the history of
North America
Archival material / Museum displays
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ritual
Informant-researcher relationship
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
NGAT IS DEAD: STUDYING MORTUARY TRADITIONS
2007
59
‘
Directed by
Christian Suhr Nielsen
Ton Otto
.
A film about how anthropological knowledge is developed through active participation in traditional exchange ceremonies on the small island of Baluan in the South Pacific. The film follows the
Melanesia
Death
Ritual
Informant-researcher relationship
Social Conflict