Tapir Distribution

Duration: 12

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Documentary Educational Resources

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows Maowa as he kills a tapir and presents it to his brothers-in-law, who comprise an important political bloc in the Yanomamo village, for distribution. Follows as they cook the meat and distribute it to the rest of the village according to kinship relations., Shows how a Yanamamo headman uses the gift of tapir meat to reinforce an alliance with his in-laws.

Complete Record: Shows Maowa as he kills a tapir and presents it to his brothers-in-law, who comprise an important political bloc in the Yanomamo village, for distribution. Follows as they cook the meat and distribute it to the rest of the village according to kinship relations., Shows how a Yanamamo headman uses the gift of tapir meat to reinforce an alliance with his in-laws. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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