Death Rites Of The Camayura

Follows the Boas Marshall Brazilian expedition to film the Kwaryp ceremony of the Camayura Indians on Brazil's Xingu River. Shows the annual ceremony which honors the dead and carries out initiation rites. Includes dancing that continues all night, wrestling matches the next day, and the final initiation ceremony.

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  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — catalog record