Moonblood: a Yanomamo creation myth as told by Dedeheiwa /

A myth of the origin of man from the Yanomamo Indians near the headwaters of the Orinoco river in southern Venezuela. Recounts the creation story in which Moon is described as a villan who is shot with an arrow and whose blood covers the earth. The fierce tribes of people were formed where the blood...

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Other Authors: Asch, Timothy, Bugos, Paul, Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-
Format: Electronic Video
Language:South American Indian
Published: Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, c1976.
Series:Yanomamö series
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Online Access:CONNECT