First Days in the Life of a New Guinea Baby

Location:Papua New Guinea
Subject:Infants
Length:19 minutes
Format:16mm, 1/2-inch VHS
Hue:B&W
Year Released:1951
Series:Character Formation in Different Cultures
Director:Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead
Producer:NYU
Distributor:Penn State Media & Technology Support Services (rental)
Library Code:UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 13654
Description:Scenes beginning immediately after birth and before the cord is cut showing the way the newborn child is fed by a wet nurse, bathed, anointed with earth, and carried. Special emphasis on the infant's readiness to respond.
Record No:622
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