Karl Heider: Dani films
"Dani houses" (16 min.) was filmed in 1963 by Karl Heider, a member of the Harvard-Peabody Expedition, this documentary film observes both round and square house construction techniques of the Grand Valley Dani, a Papual culture of Irian Jaya. It shows how the ground is cleared, walls are...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Watertown, MA
Documentary Educational Resources [distributor]
2008, 2008
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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| Collection: | Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Dani houses" (16 min.) was filmed in 1963 by Karl Heider, a member of the Harvard-Peabody Expedition, this documentary film observes both round and square house construction techniques of the Grand Valley Dani, a Papual culture of Irian Jaya. It shows how the ground is cleared, walls are made from boards, poles are lashed together, and a roof is thatched "Dani sweet potatoes" (19 min.) was shot in 1963 by Karl G. Heider, a member of the Harvard Peabody Expedition as part of an ethnographic study of the Grand Valley Dani. The film follows the highly sophisticated process of sweet potato horticulture developed by the Grand Valley Dani in West New Guinea |
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| Item Description: | Special features: commentary by Karl Heider (21 min.) and pictorial history (9 min.). - Title from cover. - "Dani houses" was originally produced as a documentary in 1974. - "Dani sweet potatoes" was originally produced as a documentary in 1973 |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video (95 min.) |