Tighten the drums : self decoration among the Enga

Author(s)

• Owen, Chris
• Tokume, Johnbili
• Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies
• Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

Bibliographic Information

Tighten the drums : self decoration among the Enga

direction/photography/editing, Chris Owen

Documentary Educational Resources, c2007

Videorecording（Videodisc）

Note

In English and local languages; with English subtitles

Narrator: Johnbili Tokume

Credits: Adviser, Kundapen Talyaga; sound recordist, Frederic Duvelle; produced by Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies

Date on label: 1983

DVD

Summary: "In the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Enga people have developed the art of body decoration as a visual language. Using earth paints, tree oils, bird plumes, human hair, and a variety of plants, the Enga turn the body into a medium for an expressive and dramatic symbolism. This film shows the diverse forms of body art in both daily life and ritual in Enga village society"--Container

Details

• NCID: BB11036973
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engpaa
• Place of Publication: Watertown, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: 1 videodisc (44 min., 9 sec.)
• Size: 12 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Costume -- Papua New Guinea
  • LCSH : Enga (Papua New Guinean people) -- Clothing
  • LCSH : Enga (Papua New Guinean people) -- Social life and customs