New Guinea 1957 Reel 38 of 44
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:22
| Film ID | F16-0142 |
| Film Description | Reel 38 of 44 Unedited travelogue Goroke and vicinity ShotlistReel 38 of 44Unedited travelogue Goroke and vicinity Cat. Reel 142 1957: Reel 38: New Guinea. June 13-16. Vicinity of Goroke Pig feast. People in traditional dress (out of focus). Village woman: her amputated fingers are a sign of mourning. People in traditional dress: note headgear. Huts. Man inserting pig tusk into pierced nose. Traditional dress: tusk necklace, feathered ornaments, hat. Faces (cu). Bamboo mouth-harp, played. Ceremonial dress and ornamentation. Shaving using blade without razor. Building cooking fire on stones. Covering food with fronds and earth. Tribal people. Feathered gear. Owl with ring through nose. Girl inserting bone into pierced nose Shell necklace. Fair (at Goroke): highland people, adornment, feathered headgear. Shaving mirror on side of shaver's foot. Highland people. Process of extruding salt: implements, heating salt block over a fire. Feathered gear. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Shaving, Feasting, Mumu feast, Goroke, Goroke fair, Papua New Guinea |