Login

The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea (1990)

January 1, 1990Documentary0h 52m

Overview

The Trobriand Islands lie off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The island society has a complex balance of male authority and female wealth. Magic spells and sorcery pervade everyday life. This programme focuses on two important events: the distribution of women's wealth after a death and the "month of play", a time of celebration following the yam harvest.

Videos
Similar Movies
%68.33
Man without PigsJanuary 1, 1990
%62
Ileksen: Politics in Papua New GuineaJune 1, 1978
%70
The Fabulous South SeasApril 14, 1960
%0
Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on TrialNovember 1, 1983
%60.5
Dead BirdsOctober 1, 1963
%0
In Search of the Northern Cassowary
%87
Disaster CapitalismFebruary 22, 2018
%0
Land of the Morning StarJanuary 1, 2003
%0
The Road to HomeJanuary 1, 2015
%72.86
Black HarvestApril 4, 1992
%76
Into the JungleAugust 31, 2018
%100
BBC Earth - New GuineaJanuary 14, 2012
%68
Baka: The People of the RainforestJanuary 18, 1989
%0
Papua and Kalabahai, Weird Haunts of Strange PeopleSeptember 9, 1933
%77.5
Attenborough's Paradise BirdsJanuary 29, 2015
%0
Baruya Muka ArchivalFebruary 3, 1991
%0
With the ArmyApril 1, 1997
%80
A Blank on the MapDecember 29, 1971
%0
Papua New Guinea extreme: Hell or paradise?November 17, 2024
%38.33
New Guinea: Island of CannibalsJanuary 1, 1974