Tighten the Drums: Self-Decoration Among the Enga [digital video]

Select an Action

Place Hold(s)
Add to My Lists
Email
Print

Title:

Added Author:

Owen, Chris, author, film director.

Tokume, Johnbili, narrator.

Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 58 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

In the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Enga people have developed the art of body decoration as a visual language. Using earth paints, tree oils, bird plumes, human hair, and a variety of plants, the Enga turn the body into a medium for an expressive and dramatic symbolism.

General Note:

Title from title frames.

Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Term:

Language: