Kuarup
Aspects of the life of the Kamaiurá, an indigenous tribe that inhabits the Upper Xingu. The manioc-based food, the training with bow and arrow and the work carried out by the young Indian, the girls learn how to spin, and the boys develop the knowledge of the tribe with the shamans. An important rite is the Kuarup, which honors a great dead leader. The procedures for the rite: the decoration of tree trunks, the painting of bodies, the dance choreography, the physical confrontation between the Indians. Finally, the trunks are taken by children to the waters of the Xingu River.
Year: 1963
Genre: Documentary
Studio: INCE - Instituto Nacional de Cinema Educativo
Director: Heinz Forthmann
Cast:
Crew: Remo Usai (Original Music Composer), Heinz Forthmann (Director), Heinz Forthmann (Editor), Heinz Forthmann (Cinematography)
Runtime: 20 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1963
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Brazil
Language: Português
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : xingú
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