Body Arts: The Panará People |
Dr Elizabeth Ewart of the University's Institute of Anthropology and Jaanika Vider, a former student, discuss body adornment and identity in Amazonia,. |
Elizabeth Ewart, Jaanika Vider |
22 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: Feathers, Beads and Paint |
Professor Peter Rivière and Director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Dr Mike O'Hanlon, discuss decorative applications of feathers, beads and paint to the body,. |
Peter Rivière, Mike O'Hanlon |
22 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: Scent, Pain and Exchange |
Professor Jeremy MacClancy of Oxford Brookes University talks to Helen Hales of the Pitt Rivers Museum about themes including scent and perfume,. |
Jeremy MacClancy, Helen Hales |
22 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: The Naga People |
Dr Vibha Joshi, a specialist in the Naga culture of northeast India, and Julia Nicholson from the Pitt Rivers Museum look at the unique traditions of hair and body ornaments,. |
Vibha Joshi, Julia Nicholson |
22 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: The Experience of Decoration |
Professor Howard Morphy of the Australian National University talks to Helen Hales of the Pitt Rivers Museum about the body as a canvas and the internal experience of external decoration, notably in the context of Aboriginal Australia. |
Howard Morphy |
22 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: The Flexible Body |
The Museum's Director, Dr Mike O'Hanlon, and Professor Stanley Ulijaszek from the University's Institute of Anthropology discuss how the body can be shaped both physically and metaphorically and the idea of bodily norms. |
Mike O'Hanlon, Stanley Ulijaszek |
22 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: Henna - The Plant that Binds |
Anthropologist and filmmaker Udi Mandel Butler and Alan Mandel explore the art of Henna in Birmingham. |
Udi Mandel Butler, Alan Mandel |
15 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: Travelling Ink |
Through conversations with leading tattooists from around the world, this film explores the artistry, philosophy, meaning and history of tattooing at the site of the 2010 London Tattoo Convention. |
Udi Mandel Butler, Alan Mandel |
15 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: Kakau and Batok Talk: Tattoos from Hawaii and the Philippines |
At the conclusion of her fieldwork in the mountains of northern Luzon in the Philippines, anthropologist Analyn Salvador-Amore filmed an encounter with Hawaiian tattoo practitioner Keone Nunes and a Butbut tattoo practitioner Whang-ud. |
Analyn Salvador-Amore |
15 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: Bodies Beautiful |
Four women from Oxford take a course in film-making with local film-maker Sharon Woodward from Oxford Film and Video Makers. They explore the changing cultural meaning of body decoration in British society. |
Rosalind Miles, Sara Parsons, Cait Sweeney, Louise Webster |
15 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: What is Body Art? |
Sixth-form artists from Cheney School search out the decorated and opinionated residents of Oxford to get their views on Body Art. |
Pitt Rivers Museum |
15 August, 2011 |
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Body Arts: Tatau and Ta Moko |
Maori artist George Nuku and Samoan artist Rosanna Raymond talk about the significance of traditional Polynesian tattoo designs and some of the stories behind them. |
George Nuku, Rosanna Raymond |
15 August, 2011 |
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Shrunken Heads at the Pitt Rivers Museum |
The display of shrunken heads at the Pitt Rivers Museum fascinates many visitors. In this podcast, Dr Laura Peers, curator, explains where they come from, why they were made, and the curatorial issues involved in displaying them. |
Laura Peers |
24 June, 2011 |
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Introduction (4) to the Pitt Rivers Museum |
Writing cabinet and boats. |
Andrew McLellan, Kate White |
21 June, 2011 |
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Introduction (3) to the Pitt Rivers Museum |
Lights and folk. |
Andrew McLellan, Kate White |
21 June, 2011 |
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Introduction (2) to the Pitt Rivers Museum |
A sense of discovery. |
Andrew McLellan, Kate White |
21 June, 2011 |
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Introduction (1) to the Pitt Rivers Museum |
A guide to the unique displays of this intimate museum. |
Andrew McLellan, Kate White |
21 June, 2011 |
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