Indigenous people of Car Nicobar Island in the Andaman Archipelago

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

India

Production

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded