Bibliograph

In Search of the Hamat'sa: A Tale of Headhunting, by Aaron Glass

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In Search of the Hamat'sa: A Tale of Headhunting, by Aaron Glass

Language

eng

Abstract

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

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videorecording

Main title

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

Oclc number

897766282

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Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2004

Responsibility statement

by Aaron Glass

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Technique