The Tribal Eye - Season 1 - Eps 2: Crooked Beak of Heaven
The Northwest Coast Haida, Gitksan and Kwakiutl Indians inhabit a beautiful, harsh land along the coast of British Columbia and south to Oregon. Pre-eminent carvers of wood, they created totem poles that are among the largest wooden sculptures ever made by man. Integrating footage made of tribal rights by Edward Curtis in 1912, the film contrasts them with those same rights today. The spectacular theatrical genius of these people is particularly vivid during the dance of the cannibal birds known to the Kwakiutl as “the crooked beak of heaven.”
About The Tribal Eye
Title: The Tribal Eye
First Air Date: 1975-05-27
Last Air Date: 1975-07-08
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.8/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 7
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
David Attenborough explains the enormous growth of interest in tribal art, and explores the emotions which lie behind the masks and decorations of primitive people.
Cast
David Attenborough
