New Hebrides Film Project, Pentecost Island, 1971 ; OC-75.1.3-1 ; OC-75.1.3-2
Film et Vidéo
- Auteurs : Muller Kal (1939-...) ;
- Editeurs : [Washington, D.C.] Smithsonian Institution ;
- Date d'édition : 1971
- Sujets : Danse -- DVD -- Pentecôte (Vanuatu, île), Enfants, Pentecôte (Vanuatu, île) -- Rites et cérémonies -- DVD, Films ethnographiques DVD Pentecôte (Vanuatu, Archives audiovisuelles
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 DVD (46 min), : Coul., video, muet
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Human studies Film Archives-Smithsonian Institution, : Oceania.
Notes
Guide de la collection Human Studies Film Archives ; Http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=New+Hebrides+Film+Project%2C+Pentecost+Island
Résumé
Full film record shot in Melanesia on Pentecost Island, New Hebrides (Vanuatu) among the Bunlap. Footage documents a naghol, or 'land diving ceremony.' During these ceremonies, men dive from hundred foot naghols (towers) which are specially constructed for each event and seen to represent the body of a spirit. The ritual is held annually to insure the fertility of the yams. Although celebrated by other adjacent groups, the Bunlap people of Pentecost Island hold principal rights over these ceremonies which, as such, remain central to their corporate identity. Scenes include men cutting the vines used to arrest the fall of the divers; technique by which vines are fastened to ankles; the workings of diving platforms; men climbing and diving from towers; and ceremonial dance by women beneath the towers. The edited film, THE LAND DIVERS OF MELANESIA, was produced from this footage. Archive filmique numérisée par la Smithsonian Institution (Human Studies Film Archives)