Land-Divers of Melanesia

Location:Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
Subject:Rituals; land diving
Length:34 minutes
Format:DVD; 16mm
Hue:Color
Year Released:1973
Series:
Director:Kal Muller
Producer:Phoenix
Distributor:DER; Phoenix
Library Code:UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 6396, UH film F92; HSL
Description:A study of the Bunlap villagers living on Pentecost Island in the New Hebrides. Land diving (jumping from extremely high platforms), a ceremony enacted to ensure a good yam harvest, is shown in detail as are the rituals of circumcision, burial, and pig castration.
Record No:1048
Resources: Distributors's List

If you see any mistakes in this record, please notify the database maintainer (ctisha@hawaii.edu).