Research Catalog
Potlatch people
- Title
- Potlatch people [videorecording]
- Publication
- c1976.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Moving image | Use in library | *MGZIC 9-2658 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Horsfield, Brenda.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (26 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Documentary on the history and culture of Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest coast, especially the Makah, Kwakiutl, Haida, and Tsimshian. Present-day efforts to preserve and revive this culture are also depicted. The brief dance footage includes glimpses of Kwakiutl and Makah mask dances, and a Tsimshian chiefs' competition dance presented at 'Ksan Village, a reconstruction of a traditional Native American village. Topics related to dance include masks, the function of the potlatch in Native American society, and artifacts used in shamanic rites.
- Subjects
- Note
- Co-produced by the BBC and Document Associates, Inc., as part of the series The Native Americans. Producer: Brenda Horsfield. Photography: Colin Deehan. Narrator: Blain Fairman.
- Call Number
- *MGZIC 9-2658
- OCLC
- NYPY916044097-F
- Title
- Potlatch people [videorecording]
- Imprint
- c1976.
- Local Subject
- Television. Potlatch people.
- Local Subject
- Mask dances.Animal dances.Potlatch dances.
- Local Subject
- Haida dance.Makah dance.Television. The Native Americans.
- Added Author
- Horsfield, Brenda. Producer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIC 9-2658