| FESTIVAL OF TAIPSUAM In the Singapore Festival of Taipsuam, a man carries a cage with spikes that stick into him to honour his god. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5384 |
| Catalog #: | 55229 | |
| Clip Number: | 55229-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1493 | |
| Timecode: | 01:06:27 - 01:07:45 | |
| Location: | Singapore | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Pain BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Sacrifice CEREMONIES: Religious FESTIVALS: Religious LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Singapore RELIGION: Hindu RELIGION: Rituals, Unique | |
| Description: | Festival of "Taipsuam" - filmed for first time. Native worshippers endure self torture to honour their deity. ( Thaipusam ) Singapore. M/S shows a parade of people walking through a street; one man carries a kind of cage on his shoulders that seems to have spiked quills on the inside, going through his skin. The cage looks very heavy and uncomfortable and he holds his hands over his groin. M/S of three men beating on drums that hang over their shoulders. M/Ss of an ornate float being pulled by an ox; the centre of it looks like a shrine. More footage of the parade of people. M/S of the man in the spiked cage; it looks like the quills are being stuck into his skin by two other men. | |
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