The Tribal Eye
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The Tribal Eye is a seven-part BBC documentary series on the subject of tribal art, written and presented by David Attenborough. It was first transmitted in 1975.
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[edit] Episodes
[edit] 1: Behind the Mask
[edit] 2: Crooked Beak of Heaven
On the native communities of the North West coast of America.
[edit] 3: The Sweat of the Sun
On the ancient Aztecs and Incas.
[edit] 4: Kingdom of Bronze
On the ancient African kingdom of Dahomey. The bronze artifacts from the Benin Kingdom in modern day Nigeria.
History: Vice-consul Phillips of UK came to Benin in 1897 to punish the King of Benin for not holding his part of the deal in a trading agreement. But at the time a ritual ceremony was being held to renew the strength of the King, so no visitors were allowed. After several warnings from both the King's and the British messengers, vice-consul Phillips still decided to go on with his journey. The result was an ambush of one of the King's chiefs. As the news of the massacre in Benin reached England, an punitive expedition was mounted. 1,500 marines marched onto Benin. After 4 days of sporadic fighting they took Benin City. Here they found the Bronze sculptures.
[edit] 5: Woven Gardens
On the nomadic Qashqai tribe of Iran. The tribal art of carpet-making in Persia and the distinctive patterns of the different clans and tribes.
[edit] 6: Man Blong Custom
On tribal communities in Papua New Guinea.
[edit] 7: Across the Frontiers
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