Spear and Sword: a Ceremonial Payment of Bridewealth /

This traditionally ethnographic sequence film focuses on the negotiations betwen representatives of two families during a payment of bridewealth. In the past the husband's group would carry a spear and a sword to hang in the wife's house. Now, a payment is made as a substitute for the spea...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Asch, Patsy (Author), Asch, Timothy (Author), Fox, James (Author)
Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kiuk, Mias (Contributor), Malesi, Petrus (Contributor)
Format:	Video
Language:	Indonesian
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Series:	Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1
Subjects:	Rotinese. Religious rites and ceremonies. Negotiations. Rural population. Tribal and national groups. Myths and legends. Endogamy. Internet videos. Nonfiction films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video