| Location: | New Guinea |
| Subject: | Documentary; Culture |
| Length: | 85 minutes |
| Format: | 1/2-inch VHS |
| Hue: | Color |
| Year Released: | 1976 |
| Series: | |
| Director: | William Leimbach |
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| Distributor: | Lucky Country Productions |
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| Description: | Head-hunting and cannibalism have always been an essential part of Asmat tribal life. Any death and especially that of a man killed in battle had to be revenged by killing an enemy and taking his head. Depicts a remote and renegade village, renowned not only for its spectacular carving, but also for the death of Michael Rockefeller, the son of an American vice-president. A rare view of a world of great natural beauty and harmony. The Asmat share stories of their old and new ways of life and the excitement of one of their most important ritual feasts. |
| Record No: | 2397 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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