Garden Days: Village in Papua New Guinea

Location:Papua New Guinea; Rauit Village, Sepik Inland
Subject:Customs; Life and culture;
Length:25 minutes
Format:1/2 inch VHS
Hue:Color
Year Released:1969
Series:
Director:Ariane Lewish and John Jerstad
Producer:
Distributor:Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Library Code:UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 16765; NFVLS
Description:The film provides a detailed account of domestic life in the Sepik area of Papua New Guinea, mainly from a woman's point of view. It describes their everyday life in the gardens in order to produce the staple food, sago. The film closes with the puberty rite of a young girl.
Record No:684
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