Wam Ebe - Akho II
Wam Ebe - Akho II
Objectcode
FI/40/21
Film by Father Jules Camps OFM, shot in the 1970s in his surroundings in the Irian Jaya Highlands.
Contents
Big pig's feast in Yiwika (part 2). Man bundles rotan. Cutting up of roasted pig, distribution of chunks of meat using little sticks. Butchering of pigs for the 'Wam Oat' feast: Pigs are shot with arrows and dash away, or are being kept down. The dead pigs are being blessed. Nets are put on their backs, ears and tails cut off. Men and women running to and fro. Massive dancing around hides on the ground. Tanned hides are being brought along on stretchers and put down in long rows.
Title
Camps 37
Year
1976
Technical detail
Dating
1976 februari
Color
Silent
Thesaurus terms
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » Central Highlands » Centrale Highlands » Baliem Valley » Dani
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division Hollandia » Explorationressort Eastern Highlands » Baliem » Wamena