Spear and Sword - A Payment of Bridewealth on the Island of Roti, Eastern Indonesia
This traditionally ethnographic sequence film focuses on the negotiations betwen representatives of two families during a payment of bridewealth. In the past the husband's group would carry a spear and a sword to hang in the wife's house. Now, a payment is made as a substitute for the spear and sword. The payment of bridewealth is a long and complex ceremony in which representatives from the husband and wife's family engage in a heated negotiation process. The bride and groom are completely excluded from the negotiations and never appear in the film.
Director: James J. Fox
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Jan 1, 1988
- Runtime
- 22m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- James J. Fox