"During WWII, Pacific island natives thought the misplaced cargo parachute-drops delivered to them were from their dead ancestors. So, after the war, they imitated soldiers they had seen, re-enacting marches with wooden rifles and built airplanes of straw, in hopes that the airdrops would return. "
That clip is from the movie by Jamie Uys: The gods must be crazy. One of my favorite movies.
"Take back this evil thing! We don't want it!"