Title Dances of the Kwakiutl / produced by Orbit Films for release through Dimension, Inc ; a film by Robert Gardner

Published Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, [©2005]

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Description 1 online resource (1 streaming video (9 min.)) Series Ethnographic video online Summary Dances of the Kwakiutl is composed of fragments filmed in 1950 in Fort Rupert, British Columbia. They were made during a performance by those still familiar with the tradition of Hamatsa or cannibal dancing. This type of dance was brought to impressive artistic heights by the Kwakiutl people of the Northwest coast Credits Photography, William Heick Notes Closed captioning in English Print version record Subject Kwakiutl dance -- British Columbia Kwakiutl Indians -- British Columbia -- Rites and ceremonies Kwakiutl Indians -- British Columbia -- Social life and customs Kwakiutl dance Kwakiutl Indians -- Rites and ceremonies Kwakiutl Indians -- Social life and customs British Columbia Genre/Form documentary film. Dance films Documentary films Ethnographic films Nonfiction films Short films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Dance films. Ethnographic films. Documentary films. Short films. Nonfiction films. Films de danse. Films ethnographiques. Documentaires. Courts métrages. Films autres que de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Form Streaming video Author Gardner, Robert, 1925-2014. Heick, William. Orbit Films Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

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