University of California (System). Extension Media Center Search this
Extent:
Film reels (color sound; 1,503 feet)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1950
Scope and Contents:
Edited film portrays primarily the ceremonial life of the people of Trobriand Islands (specifically Kiriwina Island). Villagers are shown participating in ANZAC Day ceremonies, sports, marriage feast, harvest dances, magic garden rites, collective mourning and funeral feast, and preparations for the kula. Emphasis is placed on the ceremonies and feasts as a means of redistributing yams, pigs, betel nuts, and other goods throughout the village and, ultimately, throughout the island.
Legacy Keywords: Powell, H.A. university professor ; Oceania
General:
Local Number: HSFA 1993.24.29
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
University of California Extension Media Center (EMC) film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Film follows an expedition of Trobriand islanders to be engaged in a ceremonial exchange of shell ornaments.
Legacy Keywords: Rites and ceremonies ; Betrothal ; Language and culture
General:
Local Number: HSFA 2004.10.15
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Man TV, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Program was filmed over three months on the Trobriand Islands, New Guinea, documenting Mwasawa or the season of happiness, the period from harvesting time of yams to the Milamala Festival, when, it is believed, the spirits of the dead come from the island of the dead called Tuma. During the filming a woman dies and the village goes into mourning.
Legacy D15Keywords: Rites and ceremonies ; Mortuary customs ; Death and mortuary customs ; Agriculture ; Harvesting ; Language and culture ; Oceania ; Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) ; Festivals
General:
Local Number: HSFA 2004.10.32
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Man TV, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
