Bibliograph

Tighten the Drums: Self-Decoration Among the Enga, by Chris Owen

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Tighten the Drums: Self-Decoration Among the Enga, by Chris Owen

Language

eng

Abstract

In the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Enga people have developed the art of body decoration as a visual language. Using earth paints, tree oils, bird plumes, human hair, and a variety of plants, the Enga turn the body into a medium for an expressive and dramatic symbolism

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videorecording

Main title

Tighten the Drums: Self-Decoration Among the Enga

Oclc number

897766322

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Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1983

Responsibility statement

by Chris Owen

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Technique