Tapir distribution : a film about the Yanomamo Indians near the headwaters of the Orinoco River in Southern Venezuela.

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Imprint:Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, 2007, c1975.
Description:1 videodisc (12 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:English
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Format: Video DVD
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7712794
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Other authors / contributors:Asch, Timothy.
Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-
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Notes:DVD
Summary:Prominent Yanomamo headman of southern Venezuela kills a tapir and presents it to his brothers-in-law, who comprise an important political bloc in the village, as a gift designed to reinforce shaken alliance. Describes preparation and distribution of meat along dominance and kinship lines. From the Yanomamo series. T. Asch and N. Chagnon.

Regenstein, 2nd and 3rd Floor Video/DVD Collection

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Call Number: F2520.1.Y3T36 2007
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