In Search of the Hamat'sa: A Tale of Headhunting

In Search of the Hamat'sa: A Tale of Headhunting /

The Hamat'sa (or "Cannibal Dance") is the most important-and highly represented-ceremony of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people of British Columbia. This film traces the history of anthropological depictions of the dance and, through the return of archival materials to a First Na...

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Main Author: Glass, Aaron (Author)
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Alfred, Wayne (Contributor), Cranmer, Andrea (Contributor), Cranmer, Barbara (Contributor), Wasden, William, Jr (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:
Boas, Franz.
Curtis, Edward S.
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw).
Eskimo.
Field work for anthropology.
Cultural change and history.
Social dances.
Religious rites and ceremonies.
Tribal and national groups.
Cultural identity.
Online Access:View this video online
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Summary:The Hamat'sa (or "Cannibal Dance") is the most important-and highly represented-ceremony of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people of British Columbia. This film traces the history of anthropological depictions of the dance and, through the return of archival materials to a First Nations community, presents some of the ways in which diverse attitudes toward this history inform current performances of the Hamat'sa.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 33 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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