Brazil, Tocantins Region (Craho) -- Ritual Relay Races with Heavy Logs
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.871; E00116
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 (5 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949
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: demonstrates the art of relay running with logs between two Craho men, and then between two groups of women. The last relay is a male race with especially heavy logs. The event culminates in a ceremonial dance and prayer.
Legacy Keywords: Brazil ; Brazil, Tocantins Region ; South America; Craho