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The Ax fight
- Title
- The Ax fight [motion picture] / Documentary Educational Resources.
- Publication
- Watertown, Me. : Documentary Educational Resources, 1975.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | C.1 REEL 1 OF 1 | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 2426 A C.1 REEL 1 OF 1 C.1 REEL 1 OF 1 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 film reel (30 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.
- Summary
- A four-part analysis of a fight in a Yanomamo Indian village between local descent groups. Includes an unedited record of the event; a slow-motion replay of the fight; a discussion of the kinship structure of the fight; and an edited version. Raises problems on Yanomamo kinship, alliance and village fission as well as those of the anthropologist who must translate his experience into coherent words and images.
- Series Statement
- (Yanomamo series)
- Subject
- Credits (note)
- Directors, Timothy Asch, Napoleon Chagnon.
- LCCN
- 76702753
- Title
- The Ax fight [motion picture] / Documentary Educational Resources.
- Imprint
- Watertown, Me. : Documentary Educational Resources, 1975.
- Series
- (Yanomamo series)
- Credits
- Directors, Timothy Asch, Napoleon Chagnon.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-2019.Asch, Timothy.
- Branch Call Number
- M16 2426 A