Brazil, Upper Xingu (Suya) -- Making an Arrow
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.906; E00448
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 (18 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960
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: a Suya measures and cuts the shaft for an arrow, notching the end. Feathers are attached later. The arrow tip is formed from a flexible but hardy wooden rod, and a sharpened monkey bone is used as the point and barb. The entire tip is finally attached to the shaft.
Legacy Keywords: Brazil ; Brazil, Upper Xingu ; South America; Suya