The Tribal Eye

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  • Premiered: May 1975
  • Episodes: 7
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC
  • Tuesday at 20
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Behind the Mask
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Air date
May 27, 1975
The craftsmen of the Dogon people of Mali are among the finest sculptors in the world. The head of each household must tend the wooden cult figures in which the spirits of his ancestors .. show full overview
1x2
Crooked Beak of Heaven
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Air date
Jun 03, 1975
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 .. show full overview
1x3
Sweat of the Sun
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Air date
Jun 10, 1975
Gold has fascinated people in all cultures, representing in their minds perfection and immortality. In the pre-Columbian Indian civilization of Central and South America native craftsmen .. show full overview
1x4
Kingdom of Bronze
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Air date
Jun 17, 1975
In 1897 a group of African bronzes arrived in London that caused a sensation. Many European experts refused to believe that the bronzesmiths of the obscure ancient African kingdom of .. show full overview
1x5
Woven Gardens
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Air date
Jun 24, 1975
In a wonderful combination of beauty, function and tradition, this episodes features the rugs of the Qashqa’i Nomads of Iran. The rugs are a perfect mirror of the nomadic life of this .. show full overview
1x6
Man Blong Custom
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Air date
Jul 01, 1975
Some of the most spectacular and dramatic tribal sculpture in the world came from the islands of the Western Pacific. Today, Malekula, in the New Hebrides is one of the few places where .. show full overview
1x7 Show finale
Across the Frontiers
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Air date
Jul 08, 1975
Attenborough summarizes his exploration of tribal ways as seen through tribal arts. He explains that the structure of many tribal societies is so delicate that even apparently helpful .. show full overview

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