Timothy Asch

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Timothy Asch (July 16, 1932 – October 3, 1994) was an American anthropologist, photographer, and ethnographic filmmaker. Along with John Marshall and Robert Gardner, Asch played an important role in the development of visual anthropology. He is particularly known for his film "The Ax Fight" and his role with the USC Center for Visual Anthropology.

Filmography

• A Celebration of Origins (1992)
• Releasing the Spirits: A Village Cremation in Bali (1991)
• Spear and Sword - A Payment of Bridewealth on the Island of Roti, Eastern Indonesia (1988)
• The Medium is the Masseuse: A Balinese Massage with Jero Tapakan (1983)
• The Water of Words: A Cultural Ecology of an Eastern Indonesian Island (1983)
• Jero Tapakan - Stories from the Life of a Balinese Healer (1982)
• Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed (1981)
• A Balinese Trance Seance (1981)
• The Ax Fight (1975)
• A Man and His Wife Weave a Hammock (1975)
• A Man Called "Bee" (1974)
• Children's Magical Death (1974)
• Arrow Game (1974)
• A Father Washes His Children (1974)
• Weeding the Garden (1974)
• The Feast (1970)
• Yanomamo: A Multidisciplinary Study (1968)