Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (49 min.).
Series Statement:
Academic Video Online
Keywords:
Marriage customs and rites
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Ethnology
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Olakkemang (Indonesia) Social life and customs.
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Jambi (Indonesia : Province) Social life and customs.
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Sumatra (Indonesia) Social life and customs.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
Abstract:
"This film records the preparations for the wedding of two sisters in eastern Sumatra in December 1996. There is an emphasis on the importance of the role of women in the village. Ritual exchanges of textiles and cakes, and a series of purification rituals are shown"--Original container.
Note:
"For educational use only"--Original container.
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.
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Previously released as DVD.
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In English.
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Original language in English.
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