Children's magical death a film about the Yanomamo Indians near the headwaters of the Orinoco River in southern Venezuela, 1971

A group of young Yanomamo Indian boys in Venezuela imitate a ritual performed by their fathers. They pretend to be shamans, blowing ashes into each other's noses and chanting to the spirits

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asch, Timothy
Corporate Authors: Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), Pennsylvania State University
Other Authors: Chagnon, Napoleon A.
Format: eBook
Language:Undetermined
Published: Watertown, Mass. Documentary Educational Resources [distributor] 1974, 1974
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Online Access:
Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:A group of young Yanomamo Indian boys in Venezuela imitate a ritual performed by their fathers. They pretend to be shamans, blowing ashes into each other's noses and chanting to the spirits
Item Description:Filmed in 1971
Physical Description:1 streaming video (8 min.)