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Aspects of the life of the Kamaiurá, an indigenous tribe that inhabits the Upper Xingu. The manioc-based food, the training with bow and arrow and the work carried out by the young Indian, the girls learn how to spin, and the boys develop the knowledge of the tribe with the shamans. An important rite is the Kuarup, which honors a great dead leader. The procedures for the rite: the decoration of tree trunks, the painting of bodies, the dance choreography, the physical confrontation between the Indians. Finally, the trunks are taken by children to the waters of the Xingu River.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1963-01-01
- video_camera_front Companies INCE - Instituto Nacional de Cinema Educativo
- timer Runtime: 20 Mins
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Heinz Forthmann
Director
Heinz Forthmann
Cinematography
Heinz Forthmann
Editor
Remo Usai
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