Indigenous people of Car Nicobar Island in the Andaman Archipelago

0h 45m
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Synopsis

This documentation explores anthropologically various nuances of Car Nicobar tribes within the geographical settings of the Nicobar. It provides a rare view of the lesser known life style, belief system rituals practices festivals and livelihood patterns and traces the oral traditions mythology, costumes and dialect of the Car Nicobarese. The documentary highlights the vernacular style and architecture including the indigenous beehive like thickly thatched huts with afo grass and traditional structural geometry. The film explores the Betal and Coconut production as an economic activity within an overall fame work of ecology and associated folklore.

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Runtime
0h 45m
Language
English
Status
Released

Production

Companies

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Countries

India

Languages

English