Mysterious Migration of the Malagasies
odd: label: General
content: Local Number: HSFA 2004.10.18
name: label: Collection Producer
content: Ushiyama, Jun'ichi, 1930-1997
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content: Man TV
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (color sound; 2808 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1972-1975
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: Program was filmed over a seven month period on the Dentral Plateau, Madagascar Island, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Filmed is a Manene, an ancestor worship ceremony where a dead body is taken from the tomb for a ceremony of dancing and talking and, finally, placed in a new shroud for return to the tomb. 

Legacy Keywords: Rites and ceremonies ; Mortuary customs ; Death and mortuary customs ; Dance ; Music ; Musical instruments ; Language and culture ; Asia ; Indonesia