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In the land of the war canoes a drama of Kwakiutl Indian life on the Northwest Coast
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In the land of the war canoes a drama of Kwakiutl Indian life on the Northwest Coast

Author: Edward S Curtis; George Irving Quimby; Bill Holm; Field Museum of Natural History.; University of Washington.; All authors
Publisher: New York, NY : Milestone Film & Video : Image Entertainment, 2000.
Edition/Format: DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents an epic saga of Kwakiutl Indian life on the northwest coast of America as filmed in the summer of 1914 at Kwakiutl villages on Vancouver Island, Canada, by Edward S. Curtis who spent three years with the Kwakiutl to meticulously recreate their way of life before the white man came. In addition to magnificent painted war canoes, the film features native costumes, dancing and rituals -- including a powerful sc Read more...

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Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Edward S Curtis; George Irving Quimby; Bill Holm; Field Museum of Natural History.; University of Washington.; Milestone Film & Video.; Image Entertainment (Firm)
OCLC Number: 45341687
Notes: "This edition made from original film footage owned by Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois." Originally filmed in 1914, reissue of the version released as motion picture by University of Washington Press in 1973. Special features: The making-of documentary, "The Image maker and the indians."
Description: 1 videodisc (43 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD; Region 0; NTSC; 1.33 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.
Other Titles: Image maker and the indians., Drama of Kwakiutl Indian life on the Northwest Coast, Kwakiutl Indian life on the Northwest Coast, In the land of the headhunters, Legendary photographer Edward S. Curtis' In the land of the war canoes, Drama of Kwakiutl life in the Northwest
Responsibility: story written and picture made in 1914 by Edward S. Curtis ; edited by Professor George Irving Quimby, Professor Bill Holm, Burke Museum, University of Washington.

Abstract:

Presents an epic saga of Kwakiutl Indian life on the northwest coast of America as filmed in the summer of 1914 at Kwakiutl villages on Vancouver Island, Canada, by Edward S. Curtis who spent three years with the Kwakiutl to meticulously recreate their way of life before the white man came. In addition to magnificent painted war canoes, the film features native costumes, dancing and rituals -- including a powerful scene of vision quest. Edited and restored with the addition of an authentic sound track of music and chants recorded by the Kwakiutls in 1972.

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