Full film record created for the National Anthropological Film Center, Smithsonian Institution. Collection also contains still film, sound recordings, annotations (recorded narratives), and field notes.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Provenance:
Received from National Anthropological Film Center in 1986.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Sound films
Citation:
National Anthropological Film Center films of the Cook Islands, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Film reels (5 hours, sound, color, 8,500 feet, 16mm)
Sound recordings (1/4")
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Sound recordings
Sound films
Place:
Pukapuka Atoll (Cook Islands)
Date:
circa 1975
Scope and Contents:
Film footage taken on the Cook Island, Puka Puka. This footage was shot as part of a collaborative project with the National Anthropological Film Center.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Numbers:
HSFA 1975-007
Provenance:
Received from the National Human Studies Film Center in 1982.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.