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Tighten the Drums
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Secondary Title:
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: Self-Decoration Among the Enga
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Filmmaker Name:
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Chris Owen
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Film Length:
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58 min
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Film Year:
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1983
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Duration:
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46-75 min
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Decade:
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1980s
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Color:
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color
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Region:
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Oceania
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Subject:
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Music, Dance & Theater
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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. Tighten the Drums shows the diverse forms of body art in both daily life and ritual in Enga village society.
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