Tapir distribution : a film about the Yanomamo Indians near the headwaters of the Orinoco River in Southern Venezuela
Prominent Yanomamo headman of southern Venezuela kills a tapir and presents it to his brothers-in-law, who comprise an important political bloc in the village, as a gift designed to reinforce shaken alliance. Describes preparation and distribution of meat along dominance and kinship lines. From the...
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Watertown, MA :
Documentary Educational Resources,
2007, c1975
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