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Yanomamo of the Orinoco

Title
Yanomamo of the Orinoco [videorecording] / by Timothy Asch and Napoleon Chagnon.
Publication
Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, c1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Asch, Timothy.
  • Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-2019.
Description
1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
This tape utilizes film footage from the extensive series of Napoleon Chagnon and Timothy Asch. It was made in conjunction with seventh grade geography teachers in Wayland, Massachusetts schools, to show land use in a South American rain forest. It depicts many of the daily activities of the Yanomamo Indians such as slash-and-burn gardening, body decorating, gathering firewood, bathing in the river and preparing for a feast.
Series Statement
Yanomamo series
Subject
Yanomamo Indians > Social life and customs
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
OCLC
36920691
Title
Yanomamo of the Orinoco [videorecording] / by Timothy Asch and Napoleon Chagnon.
Imprint
Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, c1987.
Series
Yanomamo series
System Details
VHS.
Added Author
Asch, Timothy.
Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-2019.
Branch Call Number
VTH 4873 Y
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