| Location: | Papua New Guinea |
| Subject: | Brauchtum ; Lebenskreis ; Papua-Neuguinea ; Sepik-Gebiet ; Australien/Ozeanien ; ethnology ; culture ; tradition ; sphere of life ; Australia/Oceania ; Papua New Guinea ; Sepik Region ; Kultur ; Ethnologie/Kulturanthropologie |
| Length: | 7 1/2 min |
| Format: | Film, 16 mm, 82 m |
| Hue: | B&W |
| Year Released: | 1984 |
| Series: | |
| Director: | Kaufmann, Christian (Basel) |
| Producer: | Christian Kaufmann (Basel) |
| Distributor: | IWF (Gšttingen) E 2189 |
| Library Code: | |
| Description: | Als formelle Besiegelung einer Heirat werden vom vŠterlichen Klan des BrŠutigams WertgegenstŠnde aus Muschel- und Schneckenschalen an den vŠterlichen Klan der Braut in zeremonieller Weise źbergeben.This non-cultic aspect of the Kwoma's ceremonial life illuminates one of their most important social institutions, the comprehensive network of exchange obligations between clans, groups and individuals. |
| Record No: | 1023 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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