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Indigenous people of Car Nicobar Island in the Andaman Archipelago

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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StatusReleased
Original TitleIndigenous people of Car Nicobar Island in the Andaman Archipelago
Runtime 45min
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LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesIndia
Production CompaniesIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts