Baruya Muka Archival

• Movies
• 1991-02-03
• EN
• Released
• 13h 24m
• AU
• Documentary

• 0.0
• 0

Production

Film Australia

Storyline

A detailed record of the first stage male initiation ceremony of the Baruya of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. A group of nine to 12 year old boys are followed through their first initiation - from the last days with their families through their nose-piercing and other rituals and ordeals to the final feast given in their honour. It is a tough time, the beginning of a ten-year journey to warrior and manhood.