Becoming a woman in Okrika /
This visually stunning film documents an extraordinary coming of age ritual in a village in the Niger Delta. It suggests the conflict Third World women face between traditions and the values of the modern world. The rite, called Iria, consists of elaborately painting the young women s bodies with be...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Filmakers Library,
1991
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| Series: | Filmakers Library online.
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