The mummy thief from Toraja / directed by Agung Setyawan ; produced by Mazlena Mazlan and Agung Setyawan.
| Other author | Setyawan, Agung, director, producer. |
| Other author | Mazlan, Mazlena, producer. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | Montreal, QC : CinéFête, 2008. |
| Description | 1 online resource (48 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?ANTH;2200038 |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Mummy thief |
| Series | Ethnographic video online, volume 2 |
| Abstract | The frequency of mummy theft in Toraja has not ebbed at all. Ironically, Rambu Solo - an expensive funeral rite, held for ancestors regardless of the expense, has become an absurdity. So much so, that the ritual has driven poverty stricken people to desecrate their ancestors' burial grounds. This documentary features a villager who turns into a mummy thief, when he is trapped in the vicious cycle of debts after his family throws an expensive funeral for an ancestor. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in Tana Toraja, Indonesia. |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Ethnographic video online, volume 2). Available via World Wide Web. |
| Language | This edition in Toraja and English with English subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |