| Location: | Papua New Guinea |
| Subject: | Brauchtum ; Lebenskreis ; Musik ; Musikinstrumente ; Aerophone ; Flšte ; Idiophone ; Tanz ; MŠnnertanz ; Religion (Ethnologie) ; Ritus ; Rites de passage ; Papua-Neuguinea ; Sepik-Gebiet ; Australien/Ozeanien ; ethnology ; culture ; tradition ; sphere of life ; music ; music instruments ; aerophones ; flutes ; idiophones ; dance ; men's dance ; religion ; rites ; rites of passage ; Australia/Oceania ; Papua New Guinea ; Sepik Region ; Kultur ; Ethnologie/Kulturanthropologie |
| Length: | 50 1/2 min |
| Format: | Film, 16 mm, LT, 547 m |
| Hue: | Color |
| Year Released: | 1984 |
| Series: | |
| Director: | Schlenker, Hermann (Kšnigsfeld) |
| Producer: | Hermann Schlenker Filmproduktion (Kšnigsfeld) |
| Distributor: | IWF (Gšttingen) E 2812 |
| Library Code: | |
| Description: | Bau eines Zauns um das MŠnnerhaus. Tanz eines mythischen Urkrokodils. TŠnze und GesŠnge, Spielen von Wasserstampfrohren, Flšten und Schlitztrommeln. Die Novizen werden in die UmzŠunung gebracht. Ihnen werden auf Brust, Armen und Rźcken Krokodilmuster in die Haut geschnitten (Skarifizierung). Vorzeigen der Novizen vor den Frauen. Erster Film einer dreiteiligen Serie; vgl. Filme E 2813, E 2814.A high fence is constructed around the men's house. A long file of adorned men dance back and forth, shouting the names of a powerful primordial crocodile in order to entice it. The sounds of the slit-gong and the water stamping tube are the crocodile's voice. The next morning the young initiates are conducted in the enclosure and scarified: Crocodile designs are made on the breast, arms, and back. Finally the initiates are presented to their mothers and sisters waiting in front of the enclosure. |
| Record No: | 836 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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