Venezuela, Orinoco Head Water Region (Makiritare) -- Slash-and-Burn Cultivation, Field Work and Harvesting
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.969; E01858
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 (13 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969
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: after the men clear the field with fire, the new arable ground is tilled with a digging stick. Women plant manioc, ananas, and banana shoots; later scenes of the harvesting of these plants are seen. The ritual aspect of cultivation is indicated by the appearance of a drummer.
Legacy Keywords: Venezuela ; Venezuela, Orinoco Head Water Region ; South America; Makiritare