Guardians of the flutes

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"High in the mountains of New Guinea live the Sambia people, a war- like tribe whose secret rituals of initiation are aimed at making their warriors courageous and bold. Only because their culture is threatened have they allowed these initiation rites to be documented on film. This is a society...

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Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Filmakers Library, inc
Other Authors: Reddish, Paul (Producer), Rodska, Christian (Narrator), Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949- (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, Inc., 1994
Subjects:
Sex customs > Papua New Guinea.
Sex symbolism > Case studies.
Sambia (Papua New Guinean people) > Sexual behavior.
Sambia (Papua New Guinean people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Masculinity > Papua New Guinea.
Male homosexuality > Papua New Guinea.
Initiation rites > Papua New Guinea.
Ethnographic television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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