Ma’Bugi’: Trance of the Toraja

Year Published: 1973

Creator: UCEMC

Complete Record: This film depicts an unusual trance ritual that functions to restore the balance of well-being to the afflicted village community, unseen spirits summoned with song, dance and offerings, perform unusual feats, knife wounds rendered harmless by a red tabang leaf, ceremony is narrated by the Tominaa, priest of the ancestral Toraja religion. Shots: opens with map and test Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia, October 1971, shows stills of landscape, boy leads cattle through rice patties, thatched roof housing, children, women in long skirts chant and dance, men prepare food, traditional costume, headdress, many people, both stills and live action shown, climb ladder, climb pole, people of Rantekasimpo Village.

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