Thailand, Tak Province (Miao) -- Funeral of a Boy
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.425; E01278
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (22 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: details all of the rituals surrounding a boy's funeral including the sacrifice of an ox, feeding the dead child, digging the grave, and throwing the oracle sticks. Before returning to the village, all participants undergo a ceremony of purification.
Legacy Keywords: Thailand ; Thailand, Tak Province ; Asia; Miao