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Archival Materials
I am the Pain Doctor
Creators:
Baker, Dan
Dates:
1976
Size:
Film reels (27 minutes, color sound; 1000 feet, 16mm)
Collection ID:
HSFA.1990.02
Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
Edited film documenting the work of Chamorro traditional curer, Jaun Cepeda, on the island of Guam, Micronesia. Film discusses aspects of the history of Guam and the roots of the indigenous healing tradition practiced by contemporary Guamanian curers. Detailed are the curer's trade and indigenous ideas about the cause of …