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简介:TheBaruyabelongtotheAngagroupoftribes(formerlyknownastheKukukuku)oftheEasternHighlandsofPapuaNewGuinea.About1500Baruyapeopleliveinadozenvillagesandhamletsinthehigh,ruggedWonenaraandMarawakavalleys.TheyareagriculturalistsandarerenownedforthesaltwhichtheyproduceandtradethroughouttheEasternHighlands.EverytwoyearsorsoallBaruyagathertogetherinagreatdisplayofstrengthandunitytoinitiateanewgenerationofwarriors.Itisatimeofritual,instructionandordeal.FrenchanthropologistMauriceGodelierlivedwiththeBaruyafornearlythreeyears.In1969,withtheconsentoftheBaruya,heinvitedtheCommonwealthFilmUnit(nowFilmAustralia)toco-operatewithhiminfilminginitiationceremonies.ThefirsttwofilmsinthisseriesgiveageneralintroductiontoBaruyalife.Theremainingsevenfilmsformacontinuumandfollowtheinitiationceremonies,fromthebuildingoftheceremonialhousetothefinalfeast.WrittenbyNationalFilm&SoundArchive…